Transparency.
WHEN DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED
Where a regulator or professional body requires it Where a client's terms specify it Where an institution's rules require it Where a publisher or platform requires it
WHEN IT IS GOOD PRACTICE
Where a reader would reasonably want to know Where the content is presented as personal experience In journalism and academic work
WHEN IT IS GENERALLY NOT EXPECTED
Ordinary business marketing Internal drafting Administrative correspondence
HOW TO DISCLOSE
Plainly, without overstating or apologising.
"This article was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by [name]."
WHAT NOT TO DO
Claim AI was not used when it was Present generated experience as your own Attribute generated quotations to real people
THAT LAST ONE
Never acceptable in any context.
FOR PUBLISHING PLATFORMS
Many now require disclosure. Check before publishing.
THE UNDERLYING TEST
Would the reader feel misled if they knew how this was produced?
