NEWS & INSIGHTS

Use this as a quick “before you publish” pass anytime AI helped produce text, visuals, audio, or code.

1) Authorship & Creative Control

• Define your creative intent first (message, structure, tone, audience) before prompting.
• Make meaningful human edits beyond light cleanup (re-structure, re-write, re-sequence, add original examples).
• Avoid “prompt-only” dependence for the final expressive choices (wording, composition, narrative voice).
• Keep a clear line of human decision-making: you chose what to keep, remove, and emphasize.

2) Source Hygiene & Originality

• Don’t paste proprietary or confidential material into prompts unless approved.
• Avoid asking the model to mimic a specific living author/artist or a distinctive style tied to a single creator.
• Run a quick originality check for key passages/phrases (especially headlines, slogans, hooks).
• Confirm facts independently when the content contains claims, stats, quotes, or legal/medical advice.

3) Rights, Licenses, and Permissions

• Verify you have rights to every input asset (stock, client materials, brand elements, reference images).
• Track third-party sources used for inspiration and ensure you didn’t lift protected expression.
• For images and audio: confirm licensing terms allow derivative/commercial use if applicable.
• If using organization-only tools or libraries, confirm the output usage rules align with your publication.

4) Documentation (Your Best Safety Net)

• Save prompt iterations and drafts showing how the work evolved.
• Keep “human contribution” evidence: outlines, edits, design choices, version history, notes.
• Log what was AI-generated vs. human-created, especially if the project may be registered or licensed later.
• Store timestamps for creation milestones (first draft, major revisions, final export).

5) Registration & Disclosure Readiness (When It Matters)

• Identify which parts are human-authored and strongest for protection (your writing, edits, arrangement, selection).
• Be prepared to disclaim purely AI-generated portions if registration rules require it.
• Bundle your human contribution into a coherent work (e.g., curated compilation, edited narrative, designed layout).
• If it’s high-value or high-risk, consider registering early and keeping clean records.

6) Publishing & Brand/Policy Compliance

• Check internal policy for AI usage, attribution, and review requirements.
• Add disclosure where appropriate (client work, regulated industries, sensitive topics).
• Do a final “confusion test”: could an audience reasonably think this is entirely human-made if it isn’t?
• Run a legal/PR sensitivity pass for anything controversial, comparative, or potentially defamatory.

7) Practical “Go / No-Go” Gate

• Go if: your voice and structure are clearly yours, sources are clean, and you can explain your process.
• No-Go if: it heavily imitates a recognizable creator, relies on unverified facts, or includes unclear-rights inputs.