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AI Disclosure

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We use AI tools, including large language models, to help scale the breadth of what NWArkansas.com can cover. We're being transparent about that, because you deserve to know what you're reading.

Where AI is involved

  • Drafting blog posts and guides, AI produces a first draft from a researched topic brief, with every factual claim required to cite a source.
  • Summarizing events and listings, turning structured data (name, date, venue, price) into readable event descriptions.
  • Generating neighborhood and comparison overviews, composing narratives from public data like census ACS and school ratings.
  • Moderating user-submitted content, flagging spam, hate speech, and personal information in reviews and forum posts before a human reviewer makes the final call.
  • Drafting our newsletter, assembling the day's roundup from the latest content and events.

Where AI is NOT involved

  • The decision to publish. A human editor reviews every editorial piece before it goes live.
  • Fact-checking and verification. AI-drafted content is cross-checked against primary sources by a person.
  • Handling reader concerns.If you email us, you're talking to a human.
  • Correcting errors. A person reads your correction request, verifies the issue, and updates the piece.

How we label AI-assisted content

Articles where AI contributed substantially to the first draft carry an "AI-assisted, human-edited"tag in the byline area. Articles written entirely by a person carry only that person's byline. Either way, the named editor on the page is the one who signed off on publishing it.

Why we do it this way

Covering a metro of 600,000 people at the depth NWArkansas.com aims for would traditionally require a newsroom of a dozen editors. AI lets a small team cover more ground responsibly, as long as every claim is sourced, every piece is human-reviewed, and we're honest with you about the process.

If you spot an issue

Whether a fact is wrong, a tone is off, or a piece feels like it was rushed, tell us at nwarkansas.com/corrections. We read every one.