Our approach
Our readers, clients and students deserve to know how we approach artificial intelligence.
This policy explains our standards for published articles, client projects and learning activities. It guides the work of Ismaeel Habeeb and sets the standards for any editors or contributors who may work with us in the future.
Our articles are human-written
The articles published on this website are human-written. We do not publish AI-written articles and will not accept them from any editors or contributors we may work with in the future.
We do not use generative AI to draft, rewrite, expand or edit our published articles. Editing an AI-generated draft does not make it acceptable under this standard.
Any future editor or contributor will be required to follow the same standards.
Our commitment is to writing shaped by human research, thought, experience and editorial judgement.
Client work follows the client’s instructions
Our default is to complete client work without generative AI.
We will not use AI to write, edit or complete a client project unless the client expressly requests its use and we agree on the scope in writing.
Before work begins, the client must clearly explain:
- Where AI should be used, such as a particular task or stage.
- How it should be used, including any required tools or methods.
- What must remain human-produced.
- What information may be shared with an AI tool.
- What disclosure or documentation is required.
Permission for one task does not extend to the whole project. If instructions are unclear, we will ask for clarification before using AI.
An agreed AI-assisted client project does not change our rule against publishing AI-written articles on this website.
Responsibility stays with us
Where a client has requested AI assistance, we remain responsible for reviewing the work we deliver.
AI output must not be treated as a reliable source simply because it sounds convincing. Claims, references, quotations, calculations and technical suggestions must be checked against suitable evidence.
We will not knowingly use invented sources, false quotations, fabricated results or misleading claims.
We will explain the agreed use of AI honestly. We will not describe AI-generated work as entirely human-written.
AI in our courses and learning materials
Our publication standards and our learning activities serve different purposes.
AI may assist with developing course resources, technical examples and learning tools. Any such material must be checked for accuracy, usefulness and suitability before release. AI assistance must not be presented as personal experience, a real client commission or an expert endorsement.
Students must follow the instructions for each assignment. Where a task asks students to demonstrate their own writing or reasoning, they must do that work themselves. AI use is allowed only where the assignment expressly permits it.
Students must be able to explain their contribution and acknowledge any permitted AI assistance.
Responsible AI use in technology projects
Our technology and engineering courses may permit AI assistance when it supports the purpose of the project.
Depending on the assignment, this may include:
- Exploring system designs and comparing technical approaches.
- Building prototypes or AI agents.
- Reviewing code and investigating errors.
- Developing tests and examining edge cases.
- Reviewing security, accessibility and performance.
- Planning infrastructure, monitoring and deployment.
This can be useful when studying systems intended to support large numbers of users, transactions or simultaneous requests.
However, AI assistance does not prove that a system is secure, reliable or ready for that scale. Those claims require suitable testing and measured evidence.
Students remain responsible for understanding their code, checking suggestions and explaining their decisions. They must not submit work they cannot understand or defend.
Protecting private information
Permission to use AI does not automatically include permission to upload private information.
Client documents, unpublished work, student records, passwords, access keys and other sensitive information must not be entered into an AI service without specific authorisation and suitable safeguards.
Where possible, learning exercises should use sample or synthetic data instead of real personal or confidential information.
Any suspected exposure of private information must be reported promptly so it can be investigated.
Respecting other people’s work
Permitted AI use must respect the work and rights of others.
Students and any future contributors must check relevant sources, licences and permissions. AI must not be used to disguise copied work, invent attribution, impersonate another person or suggest an endorsement that does not exist.
It must not be used to create false testimonials, achievements, qualifications or project results.
Questions and concerns
If you have a question about AI use in an article, client project or course, please contact ismaeelakin09@gmail.com.
We will review concerns and take appropriate action where our standards have not been met.
We may update this policy as our services and teaching develop. Our central commitments remain clear: human-written articles, explicit client instructions, responsible learning and honest communication.