Indonesia Now aims to provide useful, accurate, and accessible information about travel, destinations, and culture across Indonesia. This policy explains how artificial intelligence (AI) may assist our work and the standards we apply when using it.
AI is a tool that can support editorial work. People remain responsible for the content we publish, the sources we use, and the corrections we make.
How We May Use AI
We may use AI tools to assist with tasks such as:
- Exploring potential article topics and organizing research questions.
- Developing outlines or suggesting ways to structure information.
- Improving clarity, grammar, readability, and consistency.
- Assisting with translation or explaining unfamiliar terms for editorial review.
- Helping organize data, draft descriptions, or identify information that needs further checking.
- Supporting selected technical or administrative tasks associated with the website.
Not every article uses AI, and the role of AI may vary from one task to another. An AI-generated suggestion is a starting point for review, not an independently verified source.
Human Review and Editorial Responsibility
People are responsible for deciding what we publish. Before publication, AI-assisted content is subject to human review for relevance, clarity, accuracy, and alignment with our editorial standards.
Our review includes checking factual claims against appropriate sources, assessing whether the content answers a real reader need, and removing statements that cannot be adequately supported. Editors may revise, reject, or replace AI-generated material.
AI can produce information that sounds convincing but is incorrect, incomplete, outdated, or misleading. Human review reduces these risks but cannot guarantee that every error will be caught. We welcome reports that help us identify and correct mistakes.
Sources and Travel Information
AI output is not treated as a substitute for research or source verification. When a guide discusses a factual claim, we seek suitable sources for that claim, such as official authorities, transport operators, destination managers, published research, or relevant local sources.
We do not present invented sources, quotations, interviews, statistics, or citations as genuine. A reference suggested by an AI tool must be checked before it is used.
Travel information can change quickly. Entry procedures, transport services, schedules, prices, opening hours, and access to destinations should be verified against current information from the responsible authority or provider. Readers should also confirm important details directly before making travel decisions.
Firsthand Experience and Reviews
We do not use AI to invent visits, interviews, product tests, or personal experiences. A statement that an author visited a place or used a service should reflect an actual experience.
When a guide or comparison is based on published information rather than firsthand use, we aim to make that distinction clear. AI assistance does not turn secondary research into a firsthand review.
Images and Other Visual Content
Where AI-generated or AI-altered visuals are used, they must not be presented as documentary photographs of real places, people, events, or experiences. We aim to identify AI-generated illustrations when the method of creation is relevant to understanding them.
Images intended to help readers identify a destination or assess conditions should accurately represent what they show. Image rights, permissions, credits, and applicable usage terms should be considered for all visual material.
Transparency and Authorship
We aim to provide meaningful context when AI has played a substantial role in creating a piece of content, particularly where readers may reasonably expect to understand how it was produced. The appropriate disclosure may depend on the content and how the tool was used.
We do not create fictional author identities or qualifications to suggest expertise that does not exist. An author or editor identified on the site should reflect the person or organization responsible for the work.
Privacy and Responsible Use
We aim to limit the information shared with AI services to what is needed for the task and to consider the privacy and confidentiality of that information. Personal or confidential information should not be entered into a third-party AI tool without an appropriate basis and safeguards.
Use of any AI provider remains subject to that provider’s terms and data practices. For information about data practices on Indonesia Now, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Corrections and Contact
If you believe content on Indonesia Now contains an error, a misleading image, an unsupported claim, or an issue related to AI use, please contact us through the website’s contact page. Include the page link and enough detail to help us investigate.
We may update this policy as our tools and editorial practices change. Our goal remains the same: to help readers explore Indonesia with information they can understand, question, and use responsibly.