# Policy AI Content Ethics

> Use when drafting or reviewing an organisational Ai Content Ethics policy with roles, approval boundaries, enforcement and evidence. Use playbook-social-media-policy for rollout operations and specialist counsel for legal advice.

- Skill: `peterbamuhigire/policy-ai-content-ethics` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add peterbamuhigire/policy-ai-content-ethics`
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- Author: peterbamuhigire (https://skillmd.com/u/peterbamuhigire)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/peterbamuhigire/policy-ai-content-ethics

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# AI Content Ethics Policy
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## Use When
- Draft, revise or assess an organisational Ai Content Ethics policy.
- Define accountable roles, approval thresholds, records and exception handling.

## Do Not Use When
- The request is policy rollout or staff workflow; use `playbook-social-media-policy`.
- The request needs a binding legal opinion; refer the stated issue to qualified counsel.

## Required Inputs
| Artefact | Source/provider | Required? | If absent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation, risk appetite and policy objective | Accountable sponsor or approved brief | Yes | Stop and request sponsor direction |
| Existing policies, contracts and approval map | HR, legal, communications or governance owner | Conditional | Record the gap and avoid claims of alignment |
| Applicable law, licence or platform terms | Current official source or qualified adviser | Conditional | Mark legal conclusions unassessed and require review |

## Capability and Permission Boundaries
Read supplied artefacts and search relevant evidence. Treat review, audit and planning as read-only. Editing the requested draft is allowed; publishing, messaging, production changes, personal-data processing, spending, destructive actions and certification claims require explicit authority. Use network access only for authorised verification.

## Degraded Mode
If accounts, files, network, rendering or current evidence are unavailable, return the narrowest useful qualified Ai Content Ethics policy and implementation checklist plus an evidence-gap list. Mark each unavailable check `not assessed`; never convert it into a pass.

## Decision Rules
| Condition | Action | Failure or risk avoided |
|---|---|---|
| Rule is an internal operating choice | Draft the control and name its owner | Ownerless policy text |
| Rule depends on law, contract or platform terms | Verify and cite the governing source | Unsupported compliance claim |
| Exception could expose people, rights or confidential data | Escalate before approval or publication | Irreversible harm or liability |

## Workflow
1. Confirm the consumer, objective, market, decision owner and permission boundary; stop if the objective or owner is missing.
2. Inspect supplied evidence and verify volatile claims; record missing inputs rather than filling them with assumptions.
3. Apply the decision rules, preserve useful existing material and draft the Ai Content Ethics policy and implementation checklist.
4. Test each action against platform, privacy, safeguarding, brand and approval constraints; stop and escalate a blocking risk.
5. Run the quality and anti-slop gates. If a check fails, correct the draft and rerun it before handoff.

## Outputs
| Artefact | Consumer | Acceptance condition |
|---|---|---|
| Ai Content Ethics policy and implementation checklist | Client owner and delivery team | Uses named inputs, assigns actions, states decisions and contains no unverified specifics |
| Assumption and gap register | Approver or next workflow | Every missing source, unassessed check and required approval has an owner or next action |

## Evidence Produced
| Evidence | Format | Acceptance condition |
|---|---|---|
| Decision and verification record | Inline table or appendix | Each material choice traces to an input, source or labelled assumption |
| Release-gate result | Completed checklist | No blocking policy, factual, permission or anti-slop finding remains |

## Quality Standards
Use British English and the specified market context. Recommendations must be executable with the stated capacity, current claims must be verified or qualified, and acceptance conditions must be observable. A worked example must use a labelled scenario, not fabricated client evidence.

## Anti-Patterns
- Inventing a client fact, benchmark, budget or approval. Fix: cite the source or label the assumption and its effect.
- Copying one channel or client pattern unchanged. Fix: tie each choice to the named audience, objective and evidence.
- Stating volatile platform or legal details from memory. Fix: verify the current official source or omit the claim.
- Treating an inaccessible account, file or metric as healthy. Fix: mark it `not assessed` and bound the conclusion.
- Publishing, spending, messaging or changing production state from planning authority. Fix: obtain explicit action authority.
- Delivering actions without owner, timing or acceptance. Fix: assign all three or return the item as an unresolved gap.

## References
- [Anti-AI-slop production gate](../../ai-marketing/anti-ai-slop/SKILL.md)
- [East African English standard](../../language/east-african-english/SKILL.md)
- [Legal/market release gate](../../../docs/quality-gates/legal-market-release-gate.md); verify time-sensitive claims before use.
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## Required Inputs

Ask for all of the following before generating any output:

1. **Client business name and industry** — the legal or trading name of the
   business and the sector it operates in (e.g., healthcare clinic, SACCO,
   NGO, retail brand, government agency).
2. **Country and city** — defaults to Uganda/Kampala if not specified.
3. **Primary goal** — what the client wants to achieve by having this policy
   (e.g., satisfy a donor requirement, protect brand reputation, formalise
   internal practice, respond to an audience enquiry).
4. **Client's AI awareness** — is the client aware that AI-assisted tools are
   used in their content production? (Yes / No / Partial — some clients
   delegate fully to the agency and do not review the workflow.)
5. **Audience type** — select the closest match: B2B professionals, general
   consumers, public sector, or NGO/donor audience. This affects disclosure
   language.
6. **Existing brand guidelines or ethics commitments** — does the client have a
   brand manual, a code of conduct, a donor compliance framework, or any prior
   ethics policy in place? If yes, note key constraints.
7. **Publishing voice** — does the client publish content under their own name
   and identity, or under a persona, brand voice, or anonymous channel?
8. **Regulatory environment** — which of the following apply? (Select all that
   apply.)
   - Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 (UDPPA)
   - Kenya Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)
   - International donor requirements (USAID, EU, UN agencies, etc.)
   - Regulated sector: financial services (CMA/BoU oversight)
   - Regulated sector: health (Ministry of Health guidelines)
   - Regulated sector: political content (NITA-U / Electoral Commission)
   - None of the above / general commercial use

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## Section 1 — Why an AI Ethics Policy Matters

Generate three paragraphs using the following framing. Adapt language to the
client's sector and audience type.

**Paragraph 1 — Production risk.** AI tools accelerate content production and
reduce drafting costs, but they introduce specific risks: factual errors
presented with false confidence, brand voice drift away from the client's
authentic register, unintentional reproduction of copyrighted material, and
outputs that reflect biases present in training data. Without a written
policy, these risks are managed informally — meaning inconsistently.

**Paragraph 2 — Audience trust in the EA context.** In East Africa,
professional and institutional audiences are increasingly sophisticated in
detecting generic AI output. Undisclosed AI-generated content in health,
finance, public sector, and NGO contexts creates institutional trust risk.
Audiences who feel deceived — particularly B2B buyers, government partners,
and international donors — do not simply disengage; they raise formal concerns.
A policy signals that the organisation takes authorship, accuracy, and
accountability seriously.

**Paragraph 3 — Protection for all parties.** A written AI Content Ethics
Policy protects the client (by setting clear standards for what the agency
produces), the agency (by defining what it will and will not do), and the
audience (by ensuring human review stands between AI output and publication).
It is a professional baseline, not a constraint on production speed.

### The Five Ethical Principles

Apply these five principles throughout the policy. Cite Ltifi (2025) and
Johnsen (2024) on first use.

| Principle | Definition | Practical application |
|---|---|---|
| **Transparency** | Disclose AI use honestly to clients and audiences | State which tools are used; label substantially AI-generated content |
| **Fairness** | Monitor AI outputs for bias and discriminatory framing | Review outputs for stereotyping; audit targeting logic quarterly |
| **Nonmaleficence** | Do no harm — do not use AI to deceive, manipulate, or demean | Prohibit fake testimonials, deepfakes, and psychological targeting |
| **Accountability** | Humans remain responsible for AI output at all times | Named reviewer signs off every published piece |
| **Privacy** | Protect personal data from AI tools and cloud systems | No PII entered into any AI prompt under any circumstances |

---

## Section 2 — AI Content Ethics Policy Template

Generate the following policy document. Replace all bracketed placeholders with
information gathered in the Required Inputs section. Where a regulatory option
was not selected, omit that clause rather than leaving a placeholder.

---

**[CLIENT BUSINESS NAME]**
**AI Content Policy**
Effective date: [DD Month YYYY]
Reviewed by: [Name, Title]

---

**1. Purpose**

This policy governs how [Business Name] uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools
in the creation, editing, and distribution of content across social media,
email, blogs, and marketing materials. It sets out what AI tools are used,
how human oversight is applied, what is disclosed to audiences, and what uses
are prohibited.

**2. Tools in Use**

[Business Name] uses the following AI-assisted tools in content production:

- [Tool 1, e.g., Claude (Anthropic)] — for drafting captions, blog posts, and
  email copy
- [Tool 2, e.g., Canva AI] — for visual content ideation and design
  suggestions
- [Tool 3, e.g., ChatGPT (OpenAI)] — for research and content ideation

Update this list whenever a new AI tool is introduced to the workflow.

**3. What AI Does and Does Not Do**

AI tools draft and suggest content. A human team member reviews, edits, and
approves every piece of content before publication. AI-generated content is
never published without human review. Final editorial responsibility rests with
[Name/Team at Business Name].

**4. Accuracy and Fact-Checking**

All factual claims in AI-assisted content are verified by a human team member
before publication. Statistics, health information, financial data, legal
statements, and claims about specific individuals or organisations are subject
to additional verification from primary sources. AI outputs are treated as
first drafts, not final authorities.

**5. Brand Voice and Authenticity**

AI tools are briefed against [Business Name]'s brand guidelines and tone of
voice. All AI output is edited to reflect the authentic voice, values, and
perspective of [Business Name] and its team. Generic or templated-sounding
output is rewritten before publication.

**6. Disclosure**

[Business Name] does not routinely label individual posts as AI-assisted, as AI
tools function as drafting aids in the same way a template or spell-checker
does. Where content is substantially AI-generated with minimal human editing,
it will be labelled accordingly. [Business Name] will not use AI to
misrepresent human authorship in contexts where human authorship is
material — including authored opinion pieces, personal testimonials, attributed
quotes, and donor narrative reports.

For thought leadership, opinion pieces, personal brand content, and donor
narrative reports, apply a 'Proof of Human' signal — a visible marker or
statement that a named human wrote or substantially shaped the content.
In an AI-saturated market, authentic human authorship is a brand asset
(Schaefer, 2025).

Where a virtual or AI-generated persona is used to represent the brand (e.g.,
an AI-generated brand ambassador or synthetic spokesperson), this must be
clearly disclosed in every post. Non-disclosure of AI identity in influencer
contexts is an emerging regulatory risk (Ltifi, 2025; see the Lil Miquela
precedent).

**7. Prohibited Uses**

[Business Name] will not use AI tools to:

- Generate false testimonials, fake reviews, or fabricated customer or
  beneficiary stories
- Create deepfake images, synthetic voice, or video of any named public figure,
  brand spokesperson, competitor, or customer without their explicit written
  consent — the reputational and legal consequences of unsanctioned
  impersonation are severe
- Produce content that misrepresents the identity of a human author in a
  material way
- Generate content in regulated sectors (health, finance, legal) without
  review by a qualified professional
- Automate engagement through the purchase of followers, fake likes, or
  bot-driven interactions
- Reproduce copyrighted material in a way that constitutes infringement
- Claim copyright in AI-generated content that has had minimal human input;
  ownership of AI-generated creative work is legally uncertain in most
  jurisdictions — obtain legal advice before registering or licensing such work
- Generate political statements, manifestos, or candidate-attributed content
  without disclosure and legal review
- Deploy AI-driven personalisation in ways that create filter bubbles —
  reinforcing existing beliefs and limiting audience exposure to diverse
  perspectives; audit targeting logic quarterly to ensure content reaches
  beyond existing believers

**8. Data and Privacy**

AI tools are used in compliance with [the Uganda Data Protection and Privacy
Act 2019 / the Kenya Data Protection Act 2019 / applicable legislation].
Customer data, personally identifiable information (PII), and confidential
client or beneficiary information are not entered into AI prompts. Explicit
consent must be obtained before customer data is used to train or brief AI
tools; this consent is separate from general data collection consent under the
Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019. Team members are trained on this
requirement as part of onboarding.

Do not enter confidential business information, trade secrets, or proprietary
strategy documents into AI prompts that use cloud-based models. Cloud AI
processes all inputs on remote servers — treat AI chat interfaces as
public-facing environments. In 2023, Samsung engineers inadvertently leaked
source code and meeting notes via ChatGPT (Venkatesan and Lecinski, 2026).

**9. Compliance and Review**

This policy is reviewed annually or whenever a significant AI tool is added to
the content workflow. Any team member who identifies a breach of this policy
must report it to [Name/Title] within 24 hours. Questions about this policy
should be directed to [contact name / email address].

---

Signed: _________________________________ Date: ________________

[Name, Title]
[Business Name]

---

## Section 2A — AI Attribution and Disclosure Standard

Source: Ching & Mothi (2025). The disclosure standard used in this policy requires specificity. "Made with AI" is insufficient. The agency standard is:

> "AI-generated [specific element], art-directed and revised by [human team]."

Professional precedent: the band YACHT documented their AI-assisted album in specific liner notes identifying exactly which elements were AI-generated and which were human-executed. This level of attribution is the standard the agency applies and recommends to clients. Where disclosure is provided, it must be specific enough that an informed reader understands what the AI contributed and what the human contributed.

---

## Section 2B — Intellectual Property and Copyright

Source: Ching & Mothi (2025, p.82). Add as a named clause in client policies for any client intending to register or commercially licence their content:

**What the policy must state:**
- AI-generated content without substantial human creative contribution may not qualify for copyright protection under UK, US, or EU law
- This agency ensures that every deliverable involving AI assistance also involves substantial human creative contribution — in the form of strategic direction, editorial revision, cultural adaptation, and brand voice application
- Before registering or licensing any AI-assisted creative work, the client must obtain legal advice from a qualified intellectual property solicitor

Include this clause in the policy when the client is a creative agency, publisher, music producer, or any business that commercialises content through licensing or registration. For general brand content, note in the production record that human contribution is documented per deliverable.

---

## Section 2C — SynthID and AI Content Watermarking

For AI-generated audio and visual assets, tag original AI-generated files with persistent metadata or watermarks before any editing or compression.
- **Audio:** SynthID (Google/DeepMind) is the current standard for AI-generated audio — it embeds a watermark that survives compression and editing
- **Images and video:** Equivalent watermarking tools exist for AI-generated images and video content
- **Production record requirement:** Note in the project file which assets were AI-generated at source and confirm that watermarking was applied to the original file before editing or delivery to the client

---

## Section 2D — Training Data Bias Risk Register

Add to the policy's risk register or prohibited uses:
**Named risk: Training Data Bias.** AI-generated content depicting people, communities, or cultural practices must be reviewed for training data bias by a human reviewer with direct cultural knowledge. AI tools default to Western-centric, gender-stereotyped, and racially inaccurate representations because their training data was predominantly Western. This is not a setting that can be adjusted — it is the data the AI learned from.

**For East African clients:** This review is mandatory for all AI-generated imagery descriptions, people representations, and community references before client delivery. A reviewer without direct cultural knowledge of the community being depicted is not qualified to approve this content.

**Examples on record:** BuzzFeed's AI-generated travel images and DeepVogue's AI fashion tool both produced racially and culturally inaccurate depictions without flagging bias. These are the precedents this policy addresses.

---

## Section 2E — EU AI Act Cross-Border Compliance Note
For international clients, donor organisations, or any client producing content for European audiences, add the following cross-border compliance note:
**EU AI Act obligations relevant to AI-assisted content production:**
- **Article 4 — Labelling obligation:** AI-generated content distributed to EU audiences must carry appropriate labelling identifying it as AI-generated where this is not obvious to the recipient.
- **Article 28b(4) — Human oversight mandate:** High-risk AI systems must include human oversight provisions. For content production, this means documented human review and approval before publication.

This note applies when: the client distributes content to EU audiences; the client receives EU donor funding with content compliance requirements; or the client operates a cross-border business with EU-facing channels. For legal certainty in EU-facing contexts, obtain advice from a qualified solicitor familiar with the EU AI Act.

---

## Section 2A — Additional Ethical Requirements

**Algorithmic Bias in Personalisation (Ltifi, 2024):** AI personalisation algorithms can inadvertently reinforce demographic stereotypes — showing certain product types only to certain segments, or systematically excluding groups from offers, creating discriminatory feedback loops. Require an audit of any AI personalisation tool for demographic fairness before deployment. The audit must assess whether the system treats comparable users differently based on gender, ethnicity, or age in ways that cannot be justified by legitimate business logic.

**Non-Discrimination Clause:** AI-generated advertising targeting must not use protected characteristics — gender, ethnicity, religion, or age — as primary targeting variables in ways that constitute discrimination. This applies to both inclusion targeting (showing content only to favoured groups) and exclusion targeting (hiding content from disfavoured groups). Cite GDPR Article 22 and Uganda's Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 Section 25 when advising clients on compliant targeting practice.

**Explainability Obligation (Johnsen, 2024, Ch.28):** When AI drives a significant strategic recommendation — audience targeting decisions, content strategy pivots, or budget allocation — the agency has an obligation to explain the AI's reasoning in plain terms to the client. AI output presented without explanation is not acceptable professional practice. Document the basis for AI-informed decisions in the strategy or reporting record.

**Continuous Monitoring Obligation (Johnsen, 2024, Ch.28):** Ethical AI deployment is not a one-time review. Require quarterly bias audits and model drift reviews as standard practice for any client using AI personalisation or AI-driven targeting. AI models that performed fairly at deployment can develop bias as the distribution of their training data shifts — a model trained on historical data will reflect historical inequalities unless actively monitored and corrected.

**East African Regulatory Alignment (Johnsen, 2024, Ch.28):** For clients operating across multiple EA countries, note that national data protection frameworks vary in scope and enforcement: Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019, Kenya Data Protection Act 2019, and Tanzania's Electronic and Postal Communications Act have different definitions, rights, and penalties. Flag the national regulatory context explicitly before deploying any AI personalisation system for a cross-border client.

**Data Minimisation Principle (Ltifi, 2024, Ch.2):** AI personalisation systems should collect only the minimum data necessary for the task. Require clients to document their data minimisation rationale before implementing any AI personalisation or audience profiling system. Data minimisation is a legal requirement under the Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 and Kenya Data Protection Act 2019, and a baseline ethical standard for responsible AI deployment.

---

## Section 3 — Consultant's Internal AI Ethics Checklist
Apply this checklist before publishing any AI-assisted content for a client.
Run it per piece of content, not per campaign.
- [ ] Every factual claim verified by a human against a primary or authoritative
      source
- [ ] No customer data, PII, or confidential client information entered into
      any AI prompt
- [ ] No confidential business information, trade secrets, or proprietary
      documents entered into any cloud-based AI tool
- [ ] Brand voice edit applied — the content sounds like the client, not like
      generic AI output
- [ ] No prohibited use engaged (fake review, deepfake, bot engagement,
      fabricated beneficiary story)
- [ ] Client has approved the content, or this content type is pre-approved
      per the signed content calendar
- [ ] If the client is in a regulated sector (health, finance, legal,
      political) — a qualified professional has reviewed the output
- [ ] Disclosure applied if the content is substantially AI-generated with
      minimal human editing
- [ ] If publishing under a personal name or attributed quote — confirm the
      named individual has reviewed and approved the text; apply Proof of Human
      signal for thought leadership and donor narrative content
- [ ] No attempt has been made to circumvent AI safety guidelines
      ('jailbreaking'); report any such attempt to [Name/Title] immediately
      (Venkatesan and Lecinski, 2026)
---
## Section 4 — Sector-Specific Guidance
Apply the relevant subsection based on the client's industry. Include all
applicable subsections when multiple regulated sectors overlap (e.g., an
NGO running a health programme).
**Health**
Never publish AI-generated health advice without clinical review by a
qualified health professional. Even general wellness content can cause harm
if inaccurate — AI tools are not trained as medical authorities and do not
distinguish between safe and harmful guidance. Always append: *"This content
is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice.
Consult a qualified health professional."* Report all health content to the
client's designated clinical reviewer before scheduling.
**Finance**
AI-generated financial projections, savings guidance, or investment commentary
requires review by a licensed financial professional before publication.
Uganda's Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and Bank of Uganda (BoU) have
disclosure requirements for financial communications. Always append: *"This
content does not constitute financial advice. Consult a licensed financial
adviser."* Do not use AI to generate specific return figures, interest rate
comparisons, or regulatory compliance statements.
**NGO and Donor-Funded Organisations**
Many international donors — including USAID, EU development funds, and UN
agencies — have content verification requirements embedded in grant agreements.
Review the grant agreement before using AI tools for donor-facing
communications, reports, or beneficiary stories. Never fabricate or
embellish beneficiary stories; this constitutes research fraud and can result
in grant termination. Where a donor requires human-authored narrative, document
that the final text was written or substantially rewritten by a named team
member.
**Political and Public Sector**
Uganda's National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) guidelines and
the Electoral Commission's rules govern political and election-related content.
Do not use AI to generate political statements, candidate profiles, manifestos,
or content attributed to public officials without disclosure and legal review.
Public sector clients should obtain sign-off from their communications or legal
team before any AI-assisted content is published under an official channel.
---
## Section 5 — East Africa-Specific Considerations
Apply the following contextual guidance for all Uganda and East Africa clients.
**Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 (UDPPA)**
Do not enter personal customer data into AI prompts. Names, phone numbers,
National ID numbers, locations, transaction data, and health records all
qualify as personal data under the UDPPA. Breach of this requirement exposes
the agency and the client to regulatory sanction from the Personal Data
Protection Office (PDPO). Store AI conversation logs securely and purge
sensitive sessions promptly.
**Audience trust**
East African professional and institutional audiences — government partners,
B2B buyers, international donors, and formal sector consumers — are acutely
sensitive to perceived inauthenticity. Over-reliance on generic AI output
risks damaging brand credibility in markets where relationships and personal
trust underpin commercial decisions. Apply a rigorous brand voice edit to
every piece of AI-assisted content before publication.
**Language and vernacular content**
AI tools produce more reliable output in English than in Luganda, Swahili,
Runyankore, Acholi, or other regional languages. Human-written vernacular
content is strongly preferred for community-facing and rural-audience
communications. Where AI is used to draft vernacular text, require a fluent
native-speaker review before publication — machine translation into East
African languages introduces both linguistic errors and cultural missteps that
damage trust.
**Local context accuracy**
AI tools are trained predominantly on Western and global datasets. They
frequently produce incorrect Uganda-specific facts: wrong prices, outdated
regulations, inaccurate geography, and unfamiliar local institutions. Always
verify EA-specific claims — market prices, regulatory body names, government
programme titles, local statistics — against current Ugandan or East African
primary sources before publication.
---
## Quality Criteria
Output meets the standard for this skill when:
- The policy template is complete and contains no unfilled placeholders; all
  bracketed fields are populated with client-specific information gathered
  during the Required Inputs stage.
- The five ethical principles (transparency, fairness, nonmaleficence,
  accountability, privacy) are presented as a table and cited to Ltifi (2025)
  and Johnsen (2024).
- The prohibited uses list explicitly names fake testimonials, deepfakes,
  bot engagement, fabricated beneficiary stories, filter bubble risk, and
  copyright/ownership uncertainty.
- The Proof of Human signal and virtual influencer disclosure requirement are
  present in the Disclosure clause.
- The data and privacy clause prohibits both PII entry and confidential
  business information entry into cloud AI tools, and references the Samsung
  incident (Venkatesan and Lecinski, 2026).
- The human review requirement is stated explicitly in both the policy
  document and the consultant's checklist — AI output is never published
  without human approval.
- Sector-specific guidance covers at least health and finance with specific,
  actionable instructions; all sectors relevant to the client are included.
- The Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 is named explicitly and the
  prohibition on entering PII into AI prompts is unambiguous.
- The consultant's internal checklist is actionable as a per-piece pre-
  publication review, not a one-time setup exercise, and includes data leakage
  and jailbreak awareness items.
- The entire document is written in British English with no American spellings
  (organisation, colour, behaviour, programme, recognise, analyse, etc.).
---
## References
Consult the following skills where relevant:
- `playbook-ai-content-workflow/SKILL.md` — the operational workflow for
  producing AI-assisted content; read this when setting up or auditing the
  client's production process.
- `playbook-social-media-policy/SKILL.md` — the broader social media policy
  framework; the AI Content Ethics Policy sits within or alongside this
  document.
- `04-brand-voice-intake/SKILL.md` — captures the brand voice, tone, and
  communication standards that AI tools must be briefed against before
  drafting client content.
**Key citations used in this skill:**
- Ching, J. and Mothi, N. (2025) — AI attribution/disclosure standard; IP and copyright guidance; SynthID watermarking; training data bias risk; EU AI Act Articles 4 and 28b(4).
- Johnsen, R. (2024) *AI Ethics in Practice*
- Ltifi, M. (2025) *Artificial Intelligence and Social Media Marketing*
- Schaefer, M. (2025) *Belonging to the Brand*
- Venkatesan, R. and Lecinski, J. (2026) *The AI Marketing Canvas*

