Editorial Standards

These standards describe how TheAEOWire sources, verifies, and corrects its coverage. They apply to every section: News, Research, Studies, Data, Tools, and Companies.

Sourcing

We prefer primary sources: a vendor's own documentation and pricing page, a platform's changelog or blog post, a court filing, a company's own data release, or the full text of a study rather than a summary of it. When we rely on reporting from another outlet, we say so and link to it.

Every figure that appears in our coverage is attributed to where it came from and linked to that source, whether the source is our own study, a vendor claim, or third-party research. We do not present a number without saying whose number it is. If a claim cannot be traced to a real, checkable source, it does not run.

Original studies

When TheAEOWire runs its own research, the methodology is published alongside the results, not summarized separately or added later. That includes what was sampled, how many times, across which engines and locales, and how we handled variability in AI-generated answers. Our general approach is described on the methodology page; individual studies document any deviations or specifics for that project.

Underlying data and any corrections to a published study are noted on the piece itself. If a study's premise depends on data we have not yet finished collecting, we publish it as a draft with the full methodology and framework in place and mark the missing figures explicitly, rather than estimate them.

Tool reviews

Our tool coverage is desk research: reviews are written from a vendor's public documentation, published pricing, and other publicly available material, checked as of the date noted in the piece. We do not fabricate hands-on test results or assign numeric star ratings; instead, each review states a verdict, who the product is best suited for, a pricing summary, and clear pros and cons.

Vendors cannot pay for coverage or for placement in a review, a ranking, or any editorial list. Advertising, where it exists on this site, is kept separate from and has no influence over what we cover or how we assess it. We aim for a fair tone across reviews and do not disparage competing products; disagreements with a vendor about a review's accuracy are handled through the correction process below.

Corrections

If you find an error in our coverage, tell us at corrections@theaeowire.com. We investigate and, where a correction is warranted, update the piece and note what changed and when. Material errors are corrected as soon as they are verified; we do not quietly edit published claims without a record of the change.

AI assistance

Drafting on TheAEOWire may be AI-assisted. Regardless of how a draft is produced, every factual claim is checked against its underlying source by an editor before publication, and sourcing and attribution follow the same rules described above.

Updates

Articles may be updated after publication to reflect new information, corrected errors, or material developments in a fast-moving story. Where a piece is substantively updated, we note an updated date; the original publication date is preserved.