Current Affairs Bans AI-Generated Content

Current Affairs is turning an anti-slop stance into a concrete labor standard, betting that authenticity can be a competitive advantage for independent media.

• –The ban targets replacement, not every AI-assisted workflow.
• –Union contract language makes the policy more enforceable than a voluntary editorial promise.
• –The approach prioritizes provenance, authorship, and reader trust over publishing volume.
• –It offers a model for newsrooms and creative teams seeking guardrails without banning every productivity tool.
• –The tradeoff is obvious: human-made work costs more and ships slower, but that scarcity may be the point.