AI & Automation Policy

Permitted uses

• Transcription and topic classification
• Initial research mapping and data organisation
• Translation drafts and language review support
• Representative editorial illustration

Prohibited uses

• Inventing sources, quotations, documents or data
• Publishing an unverified claim as fact
• Using synthetic imagery that resembles news photography without a label
• Publishing automatically without human editorial approval

Disclosure and human control

Material AI use that affects a reader’s understanding is disclosed. Named editors remain responsible for verification, headlines, context and the final publication decision.