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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.