Ethics and Transparency Disclosure

Last Updated: July 27, 2026

Trust, transparency, and responsibility are core values that guide our work.

We believe people are hungry for truth, facts, civility, solutions, and transparency - people whom they can trust. We are not perfect, but we are driven to find the best way, do the right thing, and demonstrate our belief that everyone matters.

We want to earn and maintain your trust, even when we disagree.

Despite our diligent processes, we sometimes make mistakes or simply decide to improve some of our work. We promptly and transparently communicate updates to readers when we: (1) find a clearer way to word or format something; (2) identify an error, such as a factual inaccuracy or omission; or (3) receive new facts, confirm them, and update the affected documents.

Here’s how we use AI, and a few related things:

Use of General Artificial Intelligence (GAI) Tools

We use GAI daily. AI makes us better and saves us time. AI also makes mistakes, which is why humans review and edit everything.

Here are some of the ways we use AI:

Writing: David works primarily with Claude - developing ideas and outlines, debating concepts, and editing drafts. He submits full drafts for editing, or detailed prompts to develop new content.

As we grow, our employed and volunteer teams will be encouraged to do the same.

Summaries: We summarize posts in Claude. Summaries are then reviewed to confirm they include the parts we feel are important. We may wordsmith parts of the draft summaries.

Research: We lean heavily on Claude for research and test other models. Every link is checked. All citations are reviewed. We provide direction on where to search with instructions to go beyond our parameters to find facts over opinion.

Image Creation: We use a variety of AI tools to generate images. Unless credited otherwise, images are AI-generated.

Information Shared with GAI Models: We do not permit our content to be used to train AI models where that setting is within our control.

Our Revenue: As a California nonprofit corporation that has applied to the IRS for recognition, our revenue is totally dependent on donations. Revenue streams will expand in the future, possibly with events, talks, consulting, or sponsored “stuff” - which will be identified as such. Specifically, when and what is unknown at this time.

We accept no advertising. We never rent our list. We don’t accept referral revenue.

If any of this changes, this statement will be updated and we will post the change.

In Conclusion: We welcome polite reader feedback and hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical standards.

P.S.Our thanks to Katie Harbath, the founder of Anchor Change, who provided a more detailed sample disclosure for us to consider.Katie is a consultant, speaker, and writer focused on the intersection of technology and democracy.We encourage you to check out her work.