Vastkind publishes independent coverage of frontier technology with a clear distinction between evidence, interpretation, and uncertainty. These standards set out how that work is checked and how mistakes are handled.

Editorial responsibility

Vastkind determines what it publishes and remains responsible for every published article, factual claim, analysis, opinion, correction, and material update.

Accuracy and verification

Material factual claims are checked against public or named, attributable, and verifiable sources. Sources are assessed for proximity to the claim, credibility, independence, date, and relevant limitations. Company statements and promotional material are treated as claims, not neutral proof. When evidence is incomplete or contested, the language must show that boundary.

Before publication, the review covers three questions:

  1. Does the evidence support the claim? Check the underlying source, relevant dates, methods, numbers, and caveats. A reference must support the statement attached to it.
  2. Does the article describe the evidence fairly? Distinguish an announcement from a demonstrated result, a laboratory finding from a result in people, and a prediction from an observed outcome.
  3. Does the complete presentation hold up? Check the headline, summary, images, captions, links, conclusions, and relevant disclosures alongside the body text. A qualification in the article cannot rescue a misleading headline.

AI assistance and editorial checks

Vastkind uses generative AI for research, drafting and editorial checks; it may produce substantial portions of an article. Material claims are checked against attributable sources. AI output is never treated as evidence or a source. Publication may proceed without a separate human fact-check. Vastkind remains responsible for everything it publishes.

AI-generated images are identified as illustrations. They are not documentary evidence.

Facts, analysis, and opinion

Reported facts, analysis, and opinion are distinguished through wording and context. Inferences are identified as inferences. Predictions and judgments are not presented as established facts, and uncertainty is not hidden for rhetorical force.

Reviews and product analysis

A practical review needs an identifiable product or model, relevant software version, test period, method, and observations that support its conclusions. The article must explain the scope and limits of the test and how the product was obtained.

An assessment based on published sources must be identified as a source-based analysis and must not imply that Vastkind tested the product. Supplied or loaned products, paid collaborations, sponsorship, and relevant affiliate relationships require a clear disclosure in the article.

Corrections and updates

Confirmed factual errors are corrected. When a change materially affects a central claim, conclusion, or the reader's understanding of an article, a dated note in the article explains what changed. Minor edits that do not change meaning may be made without a note. Publication dates are not refreshed simply to make older work appear new.

Corrections and update concerns can be sent to social@vastkind.com. Include the article link, the statement in question, and supporting evidence where available.

The Source Policy defines which sources Vastkind will use and how they are evaluated. Disclosures cover ownership, funding, commercial relationships, affiliate links, and AI assistance.