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The publishing platform Medium will be banning AI-generated content from its paid Partner program in a new policy that goes into effect from May 1, 2024.<\/p>\n
All content and stories generated using artificial intelligence<\/a> will be taken off payrolls and could see users getting taken off the monetization platform.<\/p>\n An email written to current partners has been leaked by the X user @JonGillhams, with the notice highlighting how the platform is intended for \u201chuman storytelling, no AI-generated writing.\u201d<\/p>\n Google and Medium have both just released updated policies identifying and restricting the use of AI text on their platforms\u2026<\/p>\n April 9th @Google<\/a> Updated its Merchant Center requiring merchants to identify AI-generated text:<\/p>\n “will require merchants to disclose text content that\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/EYc5kQ1tza<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jonathan Gillham (@JonGillhams) April 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The Medium team says they\u2019ve \u201crecently defined and clarified our specific policies around the different uses of AI-generated content<\/a> and technologies, and what is allowed in the Medium Partner Program.\u201d<\/p>\n People are warned that if they have used AI to write the full article or story, as a Partner member, they will have their work removed and potentially their enrollment in the program revoked.<\/p>\n The artificial intelligence content policy<\/a> differs for those who aren\u2019t earning money from their Medium-published work.<\/p>\n In its policy, the American platform says \u201cAI-generated<\/a> 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.\u201d<\/p>\n If the work isn\u2019t disclosed properly, this will be given Network Only distribution so it won\u2019t be eligible for wider publication.<\/p>\n The publisher explains it as a thorough detection process to identify AI writing as they utilize a wide variety of tools combined with human review.<\/p>\n The update in the policy comes as the platform sees a million members on the site for the first time ever.<\/p>\n The CEO at Medium, Tony Stubblebine, took to a blog post<\/a> to thank the members as the milestone rolled around: \u201cThere is a moment in our not-so-distant past where a million members seemed impossible.<\/p>\n \u201cSo for us, we\u2019re feeling some combination of relief and disbelief: \u2018Wow, this really just happened?\u2019<\/p>\n \u2026And to every Medium member. Thank you for being a part of this community. We\u2019re so glad you\u2019re here.\u201d<\/p>\n Featured Image: Photo by Thomas Lefebvre<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
Medium celebrates million member milestone<\/b><\/h2>\n