Our AI Disclosure
We believe you deserve to know exactly how artificial intelligence is used to produce the news you read on Bluxle. This page explains it all — plainly and completely.
Last updated: April 1, 2026
1Who We Are
Bluxle News is a digital news publication owned and operated by Top Down Digital, Inc. We are an independent outlet with no affiliation to any political party, advocacy group, advertiser, or government entity. Our editorial mission is simple: deliver factual, verifiable news without spin, bias, or opinion.
To pursue that mission at scale, we use artificial intelligence as a research and drafting tool. AI is a means to an end — that end being more thorough, more balanced journalism than a small newsroom could otherwise produce.
2What AI Does at Bluxle
AI is involved in three distinct parts of our operation. Here is a precise description of each.
A. Article Research and Writing
The majority of articles on Bluxle are generated through a two-phase AI pipeline that runs every time an editor triggers article creation on a given topic.
Live Research Across the Spectrum
Using the OpenAI Responses API with live web search enabled, the AI is instructed to search for coverage of the given topic across left-leaning, right-leaning, and centrist/neutral news outlets simultaneously. The AI searches the live internet — it is not working from cached or outdated training data.
Fact Extraction and Verification
The AI identifies facts that are confirmed by at least two independent sources. Disputed claims, unverified assertions, and single-source reports are flagged and either excluded from the article or explicitly identified as unconfirmed. Opinion, analysis, and editorial commentary from source articles is discarded.
Neutral Article Drafting
Using only the verified facts gathered in the research phase, the AI writes an article in AP style following an inverted pyramid structure. It is explicitly instructed to avoid emotional language, editorial framing, and any phrasing that implies a political stance. Every factual claim in the article is attributed to a specific source with an inline citation.
Human Review Before Publication
Every AI-generated article is saved as a draft and reviewed by a human editor before it is published. The editor may correct errors, add context, or reject the article entirely. No AI-generated article is published automatically without human approval unless explicitly configured to do so by an administrator.
B. Presidential Approval Ratings Widget
The approval ratings dial displayed on our homepage and article sidebars aggregates real polling data from multiple independent sources. Our system first attempts to scrape live data directly from polling aggregators including Wikipedia's approval rating tables, FiveThirtyEight, and RealClearPolitics. If live scraping is unavailable, an AI with web search access retrieves current polling figures. The AI does not generate or estimate poll numbers — it only retrieves and formats data that already exists publicly. We display a simple numerical average across all polls found, and show each individual poll source with a link for your reference.
C. Image Sourcing
Where possible, our system automatically identifies and downloads a relevant image from the source articles used in each story. These images are taken from the Open Graph metadata that news outlets publish specifically for sharing. Images are stored in our media library with full attribution — the source publication name, source URL, and original image URL are all recorded. Attribution is displayed as a caption on every sourced image. We do not generate synthetic or AI-created images.
3What AI Does Not Do
AI does not form opinions, make editorial judgments, or decide what is newsworthy. Topic selection is made by human editors. AI writes what it is given to write.
- AI does not choose which stories to cover. Human editors select topics and trigger article generation.
- AI does not generate images, illustrations, or synthetic photographs. All images come from real source articles.
- AI does not write opinion columns, editorials, or analysis pieces. Those content types are human-authored.
- AI does not have access to non-public information, confidential sources, or proprietary databases.
- AI does not make final publication decisions. A human editor reviews and approves every article.
- AI does not interact with readers. Comments, emails, and reader correspondence are handled by human staff.
4How We Ensure Source Diversity
A core principle of Bluxle's methodology is that no single ideological perspective should dominate our research. For every article, our AI is instructed to seek coverage from publications representing a range of political orientations. Our configured source pools include:
- CNN
- The New York Times
- The Washington Post
- NBC News
- MSNBC
- The Guardian
- HuffPost
- Vox
- Reuters
- AP News
- BBC News
- NPR
- USA Today
- Axios
- The Hill
- Politico
- Fox News
- The Wall Street Journal
- National Review
- New York Post
- Washington Examiner
- Daily Wire
- Townhall
- Breitbart
Because wire services such as Reuters and the Associated Press tend to break news first and are cited by publications across the spectrum, they frequently appear as primary citations in our articles. This is not editorial favoritism — it reflects how journalism works. Our Research Basis section on each article lists every outlet consulted during research, regardless of whether it was directly cited, so you can see the full breadth of our sourcing.
The following types of sources are explicitly excluded from citation, regardless of what the AI finds: Wikipedia, Reddit and other forums, social media platforms, press release distribution services, personal blogs, and satirical publications.
5How to Identify AI-Generated Content
Every piece of AI-generated content on Bluxle is clearly labeled. Here is what to look for:
Appears in the article byline for any AI-drafted article that passed human review.
A horizontal dial below the featured image shows the AI's self-assessed bias score from 0 (left) to 100 (right), with 50 being perfectly neutral.
A blue notice box within the article body explains that the content was AI-generated and describes the process briefly.
Every factual claim is marked with a superscript number that links to the specific source article it was drawn from.
A numbered list at the end of every article links to each source with its publication name, article title, and political lean label.
Below the citations, a three-column panel shows all outlets consulted during research, grouped by political lean, even those not directly cited.
If an article does not carry the AI-Generated label, it was written by a human author. Human-authored content follows the same sourcing and neutrality standards but is identified by the author's name in the byline.
6The AI Technology We Use
Bluxle currently uses OpenAI's GPT-4o model via the OpenAI Responses API. The Responses API differs from standard AI chat interfaces in one critical respect: it supports a live web search tool that allows the model to retrieve current information from the internet at the moment of each request. This means our articles are not drawn from the AI's training data — they are based on articles the AI actually found and read on the day of generation.
We do not use AI to determine what is true or false. We use it to aggregate what multiple credible sources are reporting as fact and to present that information without the editorial slant that individual publications introduce.
Our AI provider and model may change over time as technology evolves. This disclosure will be updated to reflect any changes. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent update.
7Accuracy, Errors, and Corrections
AI systems can make mistakes. They can misinterpret sources, miss context, or be misled by inaccurate reporting in the outlets they search. Our human review process is designed to catch these errors before publication, but we acknowledge that some errors may still reach publication.
If you identify a factual error in any Bluxle article — AI-generated or otherwise — please contact us. We are committed to issuing corrections promptly and transparently. Correction notices are added to the original article with the date and nature of the correction clearly stated.
Particular care should be taken with:
- Breaking news stories, where sources may initially report inaccurate details
- Numerical data — statistics, poll figures, financial figures — which change frequently
- Statements attributed to public officials, which can be misquoted or taken out of context by source publications
We always recommend following the inline source links to read the original reporting for yourself.
8AI and Your Privacy
Our use of AI does not involve any reader data. The AI system produces articles based on publicly available news sources — it does not process, store, or analyze information about individual readers. Your reading habits, search queries on our site, and article preferences are not fed into any AI system.
Google Analytics is used to measure aggregate site traffic, and Google AdSense may be used to serve advertisements. These services have their own data practices, which are governed by Google's privacy policies and your cookie consent choices. Please see our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy for full details.
9Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bluxle News just a robot that aggregates headlines?
No. Bluxle does not republish or aggregate headlines. The AI reads multiple full articles on each topic, extracts verified facts from them, and writes a new original article that synthesizes that information. The output is a distinct piece of writing, not a summary or mashup of existing articles.
How can I trust that the AI is actually neutral?
You should verify rather than trust. Every factual claim in our articles is linked to its source — we encourage you to follow those links and read the original reporting. The Research Basis section on each article shows you exactly which outlets across the political spectrum were consulted. The bias score reflects the AI's self-assessment and is shown transparently. If you believe an article has a slant, please report it to us.
Could the AI's sources have political bias that contaminates the article?
Yes, and this is exactly the risk our methodology is designed to mitigate. By requiring facts to be confirmed by at least two sources from different political orientations before including them, we filter out claims that only appear in one ideological bubble. Facts that appear in both left and right outlets are far more likely to be objectively true. We cannot guarantee perfect neutrality, but the process is designed to minimize ideological contamination.
Do AI-generated articles count as journalism?
This is a legitimate and evolving question in the industry. Our position is that journalism is defined by its commitment to truth, accuracy, and accountability — not by who or what produces the words. Our AI-generated articles are held to the same standards of sourcing, accuracy, and correction as human-written journalism, and human editors are responsible for what we publish. We believe transparency about the process — as demonstrated on this page — is essential.
What if the AI generates something false or harmful?
Articles are reviewed by human editors before publication. Our human moderators are the last line of defense against inaccurate, misleading, or harmful content. If something incorrect is published, our corrections policy requires us to update the article and clearly note what was changed and when. You can report any concern to our editorial team using the contact information below.
Can I request a human-reviewed article on a specific topic?
Yes. Contact us with your topic suggestion. All topic suggestions go to human editors who evaluate them for newsworthiness and assign them for generation or human writing as appropriate.
Questions About Our AI Use?
We are committed to transparency. If you have questions about how we use AI, want to report an inaccuracy, or have a concern about any article, please get in touch.
Contact Our Editorial Team© 2026 Top Down Digital, Inc. — Bluxle News