How articles are made

MadRobot is a small newsroom that uses AI tools to help research and draft articles. A human editor chooses every story, checks the draft against its sources, edits it, and approves it before it’s published. Nothing is published automatically without that review.

We think a site that covers AI should be upfront about using it, so every article carries a note saying how it was produced.

Recent, sourced news

We cover news from the last day or so, not recycled stories. Every factual claim is backed by a primary source (a company’s own announcement, filing, paper or post) or by credible reporting from established outlets, and we link to those sources in the article so you can read them yourself.

  • Quotes are copied word for word from the source they came from, and we say who said them.
  • If only one outlet reports something and we can’t confirm it elsewhere, we either attribute it clearly (“according to…”) or leave it out.
  • Numbers, dates and titles are checked against the original source, not a summary of it.

News and analysis

Most of what we publish is straight news. Pieces that argue a point of view are tagged Analysis, and their opinions are ours, but the facts in them are held to the same sourcing standard as everything else.

Headlines

Our headlines are written to be read. They can be punchy, but they have to be backed up by what’s in the article. We don’t promise anything in a headline that the story doesn’t deliver.

Images

We use photos that are licensed for reuse (Creative Commons or public domain, mostly via Wikimedia Commons) and credit the photographer on every article. If a photo wasn’t taken at the event we’re reporting on, the caption says when and where it’s from.

Times and dates

All times on MadRobot are in UTC.

Corrections

If we get something wrong, we fix it and say so. Corrections appear at the bottom of the article with the date and time they were made, and significantly updated stories show an “Updated” time next to the byline. We don’t quietly change facts.

Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].

Independence

No company pays to appear in our coverage. If we ever run sponsorships or affiliate links, they’ll be clearly labelled where they appear.

Polls

Our reader polls are for fun and discussion, not science. Each browser gets one vote, results reflect only the people who chose to take part, and they shouldn’t be read as representative of the public.