Research Synthesis
AI tools help compile information from classical texts, academic references, and scholarly articles. Human editors verify every claim against primary or authoritative secondary sources.
ZHAIBIAN Knowledge Archive
AI Transparency
How artificial intelligence is used — and not used — in the ZHAIBIAN archive.
Principle
Human-led, tool-assisted
ZHAIBIAN is a human-led knowledge archive. Artificial intelligence is used as a research and editorial tool — never as a replacement for human judgment, source verification, or editorial oversight.
Every piece of content in the archive is reviewed by human editors before publication. AI assists in research synthesis, content structuring, and knowledge graph maintenance, but the final decisions on accuracy, tone, and integrity rest with the editorial team.
Where AI is used
Assisted processes
Content Structuring
AI assists in organizing drafts according to archive templates (Wisdom, Answer, Thinker, Book, Philosophy). Editors refine, rewrite, and approve all final content.
Knowledge Graph
AI helps identify and map relations between thinkers, books, philosophies, and wisdom concepts. Editors validate relation quality and remove low-value connections.
Quality Monitoring
Automated scripts run validation checks on content frontmatter, relation integrity, and build health. Human editors interpret results and make fixes.
Where AI is NOT used
Editorial boundaries
- ×Unreviewed publication. No AI-generated content is published without human editorial review and approval.
- ×Source verification. AI does not verify the accuracy of quotations, citations, or historical claims. Human editors check every source.
- ×Opinion or interpretation. AI does not express editorial opinions. All interpretive content reflects the editorial team's judgment.
- ×Strategic decisions. AI does not decide what topics to cover, what clusters to build, or what content to prioritize.
Commitment
Source-first, always
Our commitment is to the reader. Every record lists its sources. Every quotation is traceable. Every connection in the knowledge graph is intentional. If you believe an AI-assisted process has introduced an error, we encourage you to report it through our corrections process.