AI and Sourcing Policy

Status: INTERNAL DRAFT ONLY — INFORMATIONAL. AI may help draft and QA internal artifacts, but AI output is not evidence by itself.

Generated copy must be reviewed against source records and site guardrails. AI-generated images may be used only as original illustrative diagrams, not as proof of exact products, packaging, materials, durability, or hands-on testing.

How AI May Assist

Explain AI can help draft, outline, summarize, and QA internal artifacts. This preview draft applies that rule conservatively: public informational site, live public guide, and no commerce flow currently active until the site passes review.

Human Review Requirements

Require review before public launch, AdSense submission, affiliate applications, or sensitive steps. This preview draft applies that rule conservatively: public informational site, live public guide, and no commerce flow currently active until the site passes review.

Source-Backed Claims

Require source URLs and last-checked dates for claim-bearing content. This preview draft applies that rule conservatively: public informational site, live public guide, and no commerce flow currently active until the site passes review.

Prohibited AI Use

Block fabricated reviews, fake ratings, copied source text, and deceptive social proof. This preview draft applies that rule conservatively: public informational site, live public guide, and no commerce flow currently active until the site passes review.

Current guardrails

• No public production launch.
• No AdSense submission.
• No affiliate application or links.
• No commerce service, domain purchase, legal confirmation, tax/bank/KYC/MFA action, or browser login.
• No copied vendor text, fake reviews, invented ratings, or unsupported first-person testing language.

Related policy pages

• editorial-policy
• methodology
• disclosure