Medium bans AI-generated content from its paid Partner Program

🌈 Abstract

The article discusses Medium's new policy to ban AI-generated content from its paid Partner program, effective May 1, 2024. It also covers Google's updated Merchant Center policy requiring merchants to disclose AI-generated text.

🙋 Q&A

[01] Medium's AI Content Policy

1. What is Medium's new policy regarding AI-generated content?

• Medium will be banning AI-generated content from its paid Partner program, effective May 1, 2024.
• All content and stories generated using artificial intelligence will be taken off payrolls and could see users getting taken off the monetization platform.
• AI-generated writing that is disclosed as such and is not behind the paywall is eligible for General Distribution, but it is not eligible for Boost distribution.
• If the AI-generated work is not disclosed properly, it will be given Network Only distribution so it won't be eligible for wider publication.
• Medium utilizes a thorough detection process to identify AI writing, using a wide variety of tools combined with human review.

2. What is the rationale behind Medium's policy change?

• Medium's policy is intended for "human storytelling, no AI-generated writing" in the paid Partner program.
• The platform wants to preserve the integrity of the Partner program and ensure that content is generated by human authors.

[02] Google's AI Text Policy

1. What is Google's updated policy regarding AI-generated text?

• Google has updated its Merchant Center policy to require merchants to disclose text content that is AI-generated.

[03] Medium's Milestone

1. What milestone has Medium reached?

• Medium has reached a milestone of 1 million members on the site for the first time ever.
• The CEO of Medium, Tony Stubblebine, expressed a sense of relief and disbelief at this achievement, thanking the members for being a part of the community.