We review AI-powered apps, so it would be strange to pretend we never touch the technology ourselves. Here is exactly where we use it — and where we never do.
Where we use AI
- Organising research notes. We use AI tools to tidy and cluster the raw notes from a testing session.
- Drafting and editing prose. AI can help shape a first draft or tighten clunky wording, always under a named human editor.
- Surfacing questions. We use AI to suggest the questions readers ask, so our headings answer real queries.
Where we never use AI
- Setting scores. Every segment score is decided by a human reviewer based on hands-on testing.
- Measuring accuracy. Reference meals are weighed and logged by a person; the error figures are real measurements, not estimates.
- Inventing facts. Prices, features and policies are verified against the source. AI-suggested claims are checked before they are published.
The principle
AI helps us write faster; it never decides what is true. A named editor is accountable for every word and every number on this site. If we ever expand how we use these tools, we will update this page first.