AI Transparency Policy | Vital Facts Health

AI Transparency Policy

Vital Facts Health may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the content creation and editorial process.

AI is used as an editorial support tool. It does not replace human judgment, source evaluation, medical caution, or responsibility for the final published content.

Effective date: July 22, 2026
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Why We Have an AI Transparency Policy

Artificial intelligence can help organize information, improve writing workflows, and make complex material easier to structure.

However, AI systems can also produce inaccurate, outdated, incomplete, misleading, or fabricated information.

This is especially important for health content, where incorrect information may affect a reader’s decisions about symptoms, medications, supplements, testing, or medical care.

Our core principle: AI-generated output is not treated as a finished medical fact, an authoritative source, or a substitute for human editorial review.

How We May Use AI

Vital Facts Health may use AI tools to assist with parts of the editorial workflow.

Topic Organization Helping organize reader questions, search intent, and possible article structures.
Outlining Supporting the development of headings, article flow, and logical content structure.
Drafting Support Assisting with early drafts, summaries, transitions, or alternative explanations.
Editing Helping identify repetition, grammar issues, unclear wording, or difficult sentence structure.
Translation Support Assisting with the understanding or editing of information written in another language.
Visual Planning Helping develop infographic ideas, image descriptions, captions, or alternative text.

AI may also assist with formatting, internal quality-control checks, comparison of article structure, or identification of areas that need additional research.

AI suggestions are not automatically accepted. Human editorial judgment determines what is kept, changed, verified, or removed.

What AI Does Not Decide

AI is not a physician, pharmacist, registered dietitian, nurse, therapist, or other licensed healthcare professional.

Vital Facts Health does not rely on AI alone to make decisions such as:

  • Diagnosing a reader’s medical condition
  • Interpreting an individual laboratory result
  • Determining whether a person should start or stop medication
  • Changing a prescription dosage
  • Deciding whether a surgery or medical procedure is necessary
  • Providing individualized emergency assessment
  • Guaranteeing that a supplement, food, or treatment will work
  • Replacing individualized advice from a qualified healthcare professional

AI does not replace professional medical care. Personal symptoms, medications, laboratory results, diagnoses, and treatment decisions should be discussed with an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

AI Is Not Used as a Medical Source

An AI response by itself is not considered a reliable medical reference for Vital Facts Health.

Important health claims are intended to be checked against credible external sources whenever reasonably appropriate.

Depending on the topic, these may include:

  • Government health agencies
  • Public health organizations
  • Professional medical associations
  • Established hospitals and healthcare systems
  • Universities and academic institutions
  • Peer-reviewed scientific literature
  • Clinical guidelines
  • Recognized medical reference resources

If an AI tool suggests a study, organization, statistic, or medical claim, that suggestion should not be treated as verified simply because the AI provided it.

Human Editorial Review

Content that involves AI assistance is subject to human editorial review before publication.

What We Review

  • Whether the article actually answers the reader’s main question
  • Whether important medical claims are supported appropriately
  • Whether cited organizations and sources actually exist
  • Whether numbers, dates, units, and medical terminology are accurate
  • Whether association is being confused with causation
  • Whether preliminary research is being overstated
  • Whether medication or supplement advice could create unnecessary risk
  • Whether the article contains exaggerated or fear-based language
  • Whether medical evaluation may be appropriate
  • Whether commercial interests appear to influence the conclusion

Human review is more than correcting grammar. It includes evaluating the purpose, evidence, limitations, safety, context, and usefulness of the article.

Health Claims Require Extra Caution

AI can sometimes convert uncertain evidence into language that sounds more definite than the research supports.

For that reason, particular care is taken with claims involving:

  • Disease causes and risk factors
  • Symptoms and diagnostic criteria
  • Laboratory values and medical thresholds
  • Medication effects and side effects
  • Drug and supplement interactions
  • Nutrition and supplement claims
  • Emergency warning signs
  • Research involving specific age or disease groups

When evidence is limited or developing, wording should reflect that uncertainty rather than presenting an unproven conclusion as fact.

Common AI Errors We Watch For

Fabricated Sources

AI systems can generate article titles, researchers, journals, organizations, or links that sound credible but do not exist.

Outdated Information

Medical guidelines, recommendations, medications, and public health information may change over time.

Overstating Research

A small or preliminary study may be summarized as if it proved a broad medical conclusion.

Confusing Association With Causation

An observed association may incorrectly be described as proof that one factor caused another.

Unsafe Generalization

Advice that may be reasonable for a generally healthy adult may not be appropriate for someone with chronic illness, medication use, allergies, kidney disease, diabetes, or other medical considerations.

AI-Generated Images and Visual Materials

Vital Facts Health may use AI-assisted tools to create illustrations, concept images, diagrams, or other educational visual materials.

Such visuals are intended to help explain a topic and may not represent an actual patient, actual medical event, actual scan, or actual clinical result.

Our visual-content principles include:

  • Not presenting AI-generated imagery as an actual patient record
  • Avoiding unnecessary fear or graphic exaggeration
  • Using visuals primarily for educational explanation
  • Not using an AI-generated image as proof of diagnosis or treatment effectiveness
  • Avoiding the use of identifiable private patient information

Medical Review and AI Are Different

The use of AI does not mean an article has been medically reviewed.

Not every article published on Vital Facts Health is individually reviewed by a physician or another licensed healthcare professional.

We do not label content as “medically reviewed” unless an appropriately qualified healthcare professional has actually reviewed the material.

AI assistance and professional medical review are separate processes. One should never be presented as the other.

AI and Personal Information

Vital Facts Health aims to minimize the use of unnecessary personal information in content-production workflows.

We do not intentionally use identifiable patient medical records as ordinary source material for AI-assisted editorial production.

Readers should also avoid sending unnecessary sensitive information through general email inquiries, including detailed medical records, government identification numbers, financial information, or other highly sensitive personal data.

Additional information about data handling is available in Privacy Policy | Vital Facts Health.

AI and Editorial Independence

AI tools do not determine Vital Facts Health’s commercial or editorial conclusions.

Advertising, sponsorships, affiliate opportunities, product samples, or commercial relationships should not cause AI-generated or human-written content to make unsupported health claims.

Final editorial decisions remain subject to the standards described in Editorial Policy | Vital Facts Health.

Corrections and Updates

AI-assisted content is subject to the same correction standards as other Vital Facts Health content.

If an important factual error, outdated recommendation, incorrect reference, or misleading statement is identified, the content may be reviewed and corrected.

Articles may also be updated when important new research, medical guidance, safety information, or public health recommendations become available.

Our Transparency Commitment

Vital Facts Health uses AI as a tool to support human editorial work—not as a replacement for human responsibility.

We aim to be transparent about the role of AI while maintaining the same priorities across all content: accuracy, appropriate context, reader safety, responsible sourcing, and respect for professional medical care.

Final responsibility for what is published remains with Vital Facts Health.

Contact

Questions, correction requests, or concerns related to this policy may be sent through Contact Us | Vital Facts Health.

Email: 2025qba@gmail.com

Vital Facts Health
www.vitalfactshealth.com

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