AI Policy

Effective date: 07 October 2025 Entity: Faharas – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1. Purpose of this Policy

This AI Policy explains how Faharas.net uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation within its editorial workflow. It defines what AI tools may do, what they may not do, and how human editors maintain full editorial control and accountability.

Faharas is committed to responsible, transparent, and human-led journalism. AI assists our editors — it never replaces them.

2. Editorial Control

All editorial decisions at Faharas.net are made by human editors. AI is used only to support workflow efficiency, not to generate, rewrite, or approve news content.

Human editors remain solely responsible for:

  • Research, writing, and verification
  • Fact-checking and classification
  • Editorial verdicts and publishing approval

No article, headline, or verdict is ever published without direct human review.

See our Editorial Policy for full workflow details.

3. Approved Uses of AI

AI tools are used within Faharas.net only for the following technical and administrative functions:

  1. Data Gathering: Identifying duplicate reports and gathering metadata from trusted feeds.
  2. Language Support: Assisting with grammar checks or multilingual formatting.
  3. Source Mapping: Detecting overlaps or inconsistencies among verified sources.
  4. Technical Efficiency: Helping editors organize drafts, categorize topics, or improve readability.
  5. Quality Assurance: Flagging factual anomalies for human review.

All AI outputs are treated as suggestions only and are verified or rejected by human editors before inclusion in any publication.

4. Prohibited Uses of AI

Faharas.net strictly prohibits AI use for the following:

  • Generating or rewriting full articles.
  • Creating or editing headlines or verdicts without human input.
  • Making classification or fact-check decisions.
  • Producing deceptive or synthetic media (deepfakes, altered images, or false transcripts).
  • Using private data or non-consensual material for AI training.

Any contributor found to be using AI-generated text or imagery without full disclosure may have their content removed and account suspended.

5. Human Verification and Accountability

All published material undergoes a human-only review before appearing on Faharas.net. This includes:

  • Source verification by editors and reviewers.
  • Factual accuracy checks with original references.
  • Transparency labeling for any corrected or updated material.

AI never has publishing authority. Every final decision — from classification to correction — is issued by a verified human editor.

6. AI Transparency in Contributor Work

Contributors must declare any use of AI tools (for research or language support) during submission. Editors then verify and ensure that all final text is human-authored and factually accurate.

Faharas.net requires that:

  • AI involvement is disclosed in the contributor’s editorial notes when applicable.
  • Human editors perform full review and rewrite where necessary.

Undeclared AI-generated content is not accepted for publication.

See Contributor Guidelines for contributor obligations.

7. Data Protection and Privacy

AI tools used by Faharas.net operate under strict data handling principles:

  • No AI model is trained using private, unpublished, or personal user data.
  • We use AI tools only from verified and reputable providers.
  • All automated systems comply with our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

AI processing is limited to publicly available data and metadata gathered for editorial workflow efficiency.

8. Continuous Oversight

The Faharas Editorial Board reviews all AI-related tools and practices regularly to ensure compliance with:

  • Ethical journalism principles
  • Transparency requirements under Google News and Discover
  • UAE and international data protection standards

AI usage logs and tool evaluations are reviewed quarterly by designated editors to ensure responsible implementation.

9. Future Developments

As AI technology evolves, Faharas.net will continue to:

  • Use AI responsibly and transparently
  • Ensure that human judgment remains central to all editorial work
  • Publish updates to this policy when new tools or safeguards are introduced

Any significant change to AI usage will be disclosed publicly through this page and dated accordingly.

10. Contact

For questions or concerns about AI use at Faharas.net, contact:

Email: [email protected] Alternative: [email protected] Form: Contact Form

Entity: Faharas – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Last updated: 07 October 2025