Your Guide on How to Use
The publisher Medium, which hosts a wide array of writers today, has clear rules about article writing with assistance from AI, and it’s important that any writer considering using these tools understand how to avoid violating them. With that in mind, here is a primer on what Medium currently expects from everyone using its platform. How do we feel about AI writing assistance? Medium’s Position and a Primer to Rules If you use Medium, you most likely also use tools, sometimes on its site itself, to assist you in writing your articles. To avoid accidentally flouting its policies due to inattention to detail or some misconception regarding the rules, here is a primer on its position on AI-assisted writing, and a primer on the rules it publishes. Medium’s position can be seen here: ‘At Medium, our desire is to welcome bright and talented individuals who want to join the writing community,’ the text reads. Medium further clarifies that writers can form editorial partnerships with or accept financial contributions from AIs.
How to think about Medium’s policy: Tim Quillin, a member of Medium’s support team, confirmed for me that Medium permits the appropriate use of AI-assistive technologies for writing. There are stipulations in order for content to remain legible to readers and for writers to set appropriate expectations. It is essential that writers respect these criteria in order for their work to be eligible for distribution beyond their own networks.
Key Points from Medium’s Response:
Fully AI-generated stories are not permitted for distribution beyond the writer’s personal network.
The text generated by the AI must be clearly indicated within the first two paragraphs of the story.
Other AI-generated content, such as images, should also be properly labeled and sourced.
If the piece were not disclosed as having been partly produced with assistance from AI systems, they could limit its distribution.
Your AI Assistance: Best Practices for Writers on Medium: If you’re a writer looking to experiment with AI-assistive technology on Medium, please follow these best practices:
Clearly disclose the use of AI assistance at the beginning of the article.
Ensure any AI-generated content, such as images, is properly labeled and sourced.
Defer to AI when it facilitates better writing — not when it automates writing itself.
Respect Medium’s guidelines to maintain eligibility for wider distribution of your content.
To sum up: provided that writers adhere to any such rules, AI can help Editors work efficiently and effectively, while producing content that is eligible for Medium’s publishing to millions.
To see more details, check out this article done by Medium’s team.
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