Key points
- Policies range from 'AI-assisted drafting permitted with disclosure' to outright prohibition.
- Freelance contracts increasingly include AI-disclosure clauses as standard boilerplate.
- When in doubt, disclose — the reputational cost of non-disclosure discovered later tends to be higher than the cost of disclosing upfront.
A growing number of publications now require writers to disclose AI assistance, with penalties ranging from a request to revise to contract termination for non-disclosure.
What this means for you
Policies range from 'AI-assisted drafting permitted with disclosure' to outright prohibition. Understanding this distinction is the foundation for evaluating any specific tool's marketing claims — see our full humanizer comparison table for how individual tools stack up.
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