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Human-first publishing

AI and Editorial Technology Policy

EvolvePlace follows a human-first approach to AI, translation, proofreading and other editorial technology.

Human-first publishing

EvolvePlace does not publish articles written solely by generative AI as finished editorial content. Technology can assist the newsroom; it does not replace the human responsibility behind a byline.

Our core rule

A published EvolvePlace article must remain human-led. The credited writer or editor is responsible for the article’s sourcing, factual accuracy, context, framing and final wording. AI output is not treated as a source, and an automated system is not allowed to independently research, write and publish a finished story in place of a responsible person.

Where software and AI may assist

Editors and writers may use software, machine-learning or generative tools for limited support tasks when those tools improve efficiency without transferring editorial responsibility away from a person. Examples may include:

  • Proofreading spelling, grammar, punctuation and style consistency.
  • Comparing specification sheets, source documents or datasets to help identify differences that a writer then verifies.
  • Organizing research notes, tables, product information or structured data.
  • Machine translation or translation assistance, with the published meaning checked by a human editor or writer.
  • Transcription, formatting, data cleanup and other routine production tasks.
  • Flagging possible inconsistencies for a person to investigate against the underlying source.

What we do not accept

  • Publishing a fully AI-generated article as if it were independently written and reported by a human.
  • Invented quotations, sources, product tests, ownership experiences, specifications or first-hand observations.
  • Using an AI answer as evidence when the underlying source has not been checked.
  • Fabricating interviews, hands-on testing or access to a product, person or event.
  • Automatically publishing machine-translated or generated copy without human responsibility for the final result.

Translations and international sources

Robotics news often begins in markets where the original material is not in English. Machine translation may be used to help understand a source, but important names, numbers, quotations and technical claims should be checked against the original material and available context before publication. Translation software is a tool, not an authority.

Accountability stays human

The use of an editorial tool does not lower our standard for corrections. If a tool contributes to an error, EvolvePlace handles the published error under the same Corrections Policy that applies to any other mistake.