NOT Noss Head Lighthouse! Image created in Canva using AI
Transparency is important now that so much content is generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
This AI policy provides that transparency, so you can trust the words and images I publish.
I write my own web pages, blog posts and emails.
If I use AI while writing text or to create images, I say so.
I do occasionally involve AI as part of the process of creating social media.
Long form text: web pages, blogs, emails, etc
These words are mine, except for some automated notifications about your booking.
If I ask AI for assistance, I say so, and I always double check it for accuracy. See my blog post about photographing the Northern Lights for an example of how I’ve done this.
Short form text: social media posts
I sometimes asked AI for assistance with social media posts. I don’t do this very often because I end up re-writing it anyway.
Images
I do not plan to use AI generated images (except the one on this page).
If I do use an AI generated image, I will credit AI, just as I credit other image creators.
Some editing tools have automated PhotoShop-type functionality with AI features, for example, adding extra sky to make an image taller. I use these, but I never make substantial changes. For example, I do not airbrush out permanent features like the comms pylon next to the lighthouse, though I know other photographers do.
Chat
If you contact us, you’ll talk to me or Joy who manages the cottage, not an AI bot.
Third party content
I am not responsible for what other people write about the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage, or for the images they publish. This includes:
editorials
some content on online travel agents and listing sites
social media posts about us
I am not responsible for third-party material that I re-post or re-tweet.
AI and energy use
AI is the opposite of green. Generative AI requires much more powerful servers and much more computer power than traditional search or good old brain-power, which is another reason for not using it.
First published: 23rd February 2024. Last updated: 17th July 2023
About me
As you can see – I am human!
My given name shortens down to Ben which I admit is confusing.
I said “I” rather than “we” because I own and run the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage and am responsible for the marketing, PR, blog, website, newsletters, and social media.
As you can see – I am human!
