RANGE Media Announces Artificial Intelligence Policy
Employee-owned news organization RANGE Media has shared its new policy defining the use cases for artificial intelligence tools and the processes where they are strictly prohibited.
Employee-owned news platform RANGE Media has publicly announced its official artificial intelligence policy, detailing in which areas of journalistic activities AI can be used and where it is strictly forbidden.
Purpose of the Artificial Intelligence Policy
RANGE Media has updated its official policy regulating the use of machine learning and assistant artificial intelligence tools in order to protect public trust.
The policy draws a clear distinction between generative artificial intelligence and assistant AI tools that perform traditional editing and production functions.
Core Principles and Safeguards
The rule has been adopted that reporters will never use artificial intelligence to write text or communicate with sources.
It is mandated that information verified by artificial intelligence must always be cross-checked with primary sources and confidentiality must be maintained.
Permitted Assistant Tools
Staff members are allowed to utilize artificial intelligence for operations such as finding primary sources, spelling checks, and generating interview transcripts.
The use of helper software such as Canva and Descript is permitted for translation, data cleaning, and accessibility features.
Strictly Prohibited Areas
Employees are strictly prohibited from using artificial intelligence to produce written content, graphics, photographs, podcasts, or videos.
Additionally, AI-assisted freelance articles are not accepted, and artificial intelligence is not used solely as an editor.
Usage in Operational Processes
Artificial intelligence tools can provide operational support for website debugging, internal tools, budgeting, and grant applications.
It is required that this usage does not violate the privacy policy and does not include chatbots that annoy users.