AI Use Disclosure

How AI tools fit into the editorial workflow, and where they don't.

Where AI is used

We use AI tools (large language models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google) at three points in the editorial workflow:

  1. Research synthesis. Before drafting a guide, we run structured queries through AI assistants to surface candidate sources — LTA pages, manufacturer spec sheets, tour announcements, retailer product pages, recent news. Every cited fact is then traced back to its primary source by a human and links go to the primary source, not to the AI's summary.
  2. First drafts. Some sections of long-form pieces (rules explainers, scoring breakdowns, comparison summaries) are first-drafted with AI assistance. Drafts are then edited line-by-line for accuracy, tone, UK-specific framing, and any claims that don't survive verification.
  3. Editing aids. AI is used as a copy-editing pass: spotting clunky sentences, suggesting alternatives, checking that headline-claim and body-content match. The final word is always editorial.

Where AI is not used

  • Fabricating experience. We do not use AI to generate first-person play accounts, venue impressions or product reviews we haven't actually had. If a piece reads as first-hand experience, it is.
  • Inventing statistics. Numbers in our guides — court counts, participation figures, prize pools, racket weights — come from cited primary sources. AI assistants do not generate numbers that get published.
  • Faking testimonials. No piece on this site contains a quote or testimonial from a person who does not exist. Where a quote appears, it is attributed and links to the original source.
  • Auto-publishing. Nothing reaches a reader without a human edit and a human decision to publish. There is no "firehose" of AI-generated articles.

Why we disclose this

Google's helpful-content guidance, the EU AI Act's transparency principle, and our own view of fair dealing with readers all converge on the same point: when AI is part of how content gets made, readers should be told. This page is that disclosure.

For how we research and rank what we recommend, see the editorial policy. For our approach to commercial relationships, see the affiliate disclosure.