That is an excellent Editorial Policy — genuinely one of the best I’ve seen for an independent publication. It needs minimal changes. Here’s the polished version:
Editorial Policy
At LiveAIWire, our mission is to bring you the most current and insightful news about artificial intelligence, startups, tools, and tech trends. We acknowledge that AI plays a role in how we operate, but from day one we resolve that AI will serve human judgment — not replace it.
Our Use of AI Tools
When we speak of AI tools, we mean any system or model that assists in writing, editing, summarisation, translation, image or media generation, or data processing. These tools may suggest, draft, or transform parts of content, but no part of what they produce is ever published unexamined. Every contribution by AI is provisional, subject to full editorial oversight. Our writers and editors take responsibility for reviewing, refining, verifying and finalising everything that appears on LiveAIWire.
Purpose and Restraint
We apply AI with purpose and restraint. We may use it for generating draft ideas, summarising lengthy reports, refining language, helping with translations, or spotting data patterns. But at no point do we treat AI as a substitute for editorial judgment. Every claim, fact, quotation or inference must be verified — we never accept AI output at face value. If errors are found after publication, we act promptly to correct them and transparently inform our readers of what changed.
Transparency
We believe in openness with our audience. When AI makes a material contribution to a story — whether in writing, structuring, or editing — we tell readers clearly and in plain language what role AI played. Transparency about AI use is integral to trust.
Bias and Editorial Judgment
Because AI systems can reflect biases or imperfect data, we remain vigilant. When AI suggests or frames content about identity, social issues, policy or emerging technology, our team judges carefully whether to accept, adapt or reject what is suggested. We override AI when it risks reinforcing stereotypes, imbalanced framing, or errors of judgment.
Privacy and Rights
We treat privacy and sensitive information with the utmost care. We do not input private, confidential, or personally identifying materials into third-party AI tools without ensuring strict safeguards. We do not feed proprietary content into AI systems unless we have the rights to do so. When AI-derived content is published, we make clear who holds authorship and what rights apply.
Accountability
Every use of AI in our editorial workflow is logged — who used it, when, which version or model, what prompt or instruction was given, and what edits or decisions followed. This internal record ensures accountability and permits review or audit. A senior editor has oversight of AI integration and ensures that use remains consistent with this policy and our values.
Third-Party AI Providers
When we engage external AI service providers or tools, we insist that they disclose how their tool works, how it was trained, how it handles bias, what control or audit access we retain, and under what exit or rollback options we operate. We refuse to adopt opaque systems we cannot inspect or contest.
Our Commitment
We understand AI is imperfect. Mistakes will occur, and when they do we treat them as opportunities — we investigate, correct, explain and learn. Our readers may query or challenge AI-supported content and we welcome that engagement. Through this policy, LiveAIWire commits to evolving its practices so that AI strengthens our journalism rather than diminishing it.
As AI evolves, we commit to revisiting and updating this policy so LiveAIWire stays responsible, responsive and aligned with new norms.
