Trust

Source policy

The AI Tea avoids stale AI news. Published posts must be based on source material from the last 14 days at the time The AI Tea publishes the explanation.

Dates shown on every post

Posted date is when The AI Tea published the plain-English explanation.
Original source date is when the original article, paper, announcement, or report was published.
Source age is calculated from the posted date to the source date.

Publishing blockers

Main source older than 14 days.
Missing source date.
No credible source.
Duplicate recent story.
Unsupported factual claims.
Generic automated summaries without source-specific value.
Rejected review status or failed QA.

Sponsorship and affiliate policy

If sponsorships or affiliate links are added later, they must be clearly labeled. Paid relationships cannot control editorial conclusions, source selection, or freshness checks.

Old, weak, or generic stories stay as drafts or are sent for review instead of appearing publicly.