AI Policy

Issues’ mission is to provide deeply informed, highly accessible, challenging yet constructive contributions to public discussions and democratic decisionmaking around science, technology, policy, and society. We believe these important conversations about building support for policy change can only be had among humans. Because our essays are generally written by subject-matter experts rather than professional writers, we spend a great deal of time and energy working closely with our authors to help them develop their arguments, ground their narratives in evidence, and communicate with nonspecialist readers. There is little room for generative AI in this process. 

Those who write for us agree to refrain from using generative AI to write copy and to disclose any use of AI. We remain committed to innovating on our own processes to reach new audiences and engage meaningfully with our readers. We encourage experimentation with new technology in those efforts, and we use vetted AI tools for transcriptions, search, and answer engine optimization. If AI is used substantively in another context, Issues will disclose how and why.