AI-assisted drafting
AI may help prepare first drafts, summaries, comparison notes or wording options for editors.
AI transparency
Sustainability Language may use AI to support drafting, research organisation and editorial review. Public definitions remain subject to human editorial responsibility.
Human review
Definitions, reference pages and public expert attribution require human editorial review before publication.
Source checking
AI output is not treated as authority. Editors must check claims against sources, standards or submitted evidence.
Public labels
Material that is substantially AI-generated or AI-manipulated should be labelled clearly where required.
Publication standard
AI may assist the work, but it should not replace expert judgement, source review, editorial accountability or rights checks.
Where AI-generated text informs the public on a matter of public interest, Sustainability Language aims to use human review and editorial control before publication, and to label AI use where necessary.
EU readiness
AI Act transparency: AI-assisted content should be labelled where required and published with human editorial responsibility.
AI literacy: editors and collaborators using AI should understand its limits, including hallucination, bias, copyright and privacy risks.
GDPR: personal data should not be entered into AI tools unless the purpose, lawful basis, safeguards and retention are approved.
Copyright: AI should not be used to reproduce protected source text beyond permitted quotation, citation or licensing.
DSA-style reporting: users can report illegal, infringing or materially inaccurate content for editor review.