These standards govern how AI Data News reports, edits, sources, fact-checks, and corrects its work. They apply to every piece of journalism published under our masthead, including reviews, buying guides, news reports, and opinion.
Sourcing
We prefer named, on-the-record sources. We grant anonymity only when a source faces a credible professional, legal, or personal risk for speaking publicly, and only when the information is material and cannot be obtained another way. The decision to grant anonymity is made by an editor, not the reporter alone.
Press releases and vendor briefings are starting points, not stories. Claims about performance, capability, or market position are independently verified before publication or are clearly attributed to the company making them.
Fact-checking
- Every published article is read by at least one editor before it goes live.
- Benchmark numbers, prices, release dates, and direct quotes are checked against primary sources.
- Reviews include a methodology note describing the test environment, software versions, and how long we used the product.
Corrections
When we make a factual error, we correct it. Substantive corrections are appended to the bottom of the article with a timestamp and a description of what changed. Typo-level fixes are made silently. Articles are not unpublished or rewritten to hide errors; if a story is fundamentally wrong, we issue a retraction note in place of the original text.
To request a correction, email corrections@aidatanews.com with the URL, the disputed claim, and your source.
Sponsored content
Sponsored content is labeled Sponsored at the top of the page, separated visually from editorial content, and never appears in reviews, buying guides, or news reports. Sponsors do not receive pre-publication review of editorial coverage.
Use of AI in the newsroom
We cover AI; we also use it. Here is what we do and do not do with generative AI tools:
- We may use AI to summarize public documents, transcribe interviews, draft headlines, or check our own copy.
- We do not publish AI-generated text as reporting without a human author who has verified every claim and takes responsibility for the byline.
- We do not use AI-generated images to depict real people, events, or products.
- When an article relies meaningfully on AI tooling (e.g., a long document summary), we disclose it in the article.