AI Transparency &
Model Usage Policy
We use AI to help write our articles — and we think you should know exactly how. This page explains, plainly, where AI is used, where it isn’t, and how a human stays in charge of everything we publish.
“We use AI to help write, but a human edits every article and checks it against real medical sources. I’d rather just say that plainly than dress it up — honesty about how the content is made is the whole point.”— Sameer Patel | Founder & Editor, My Medicine Advisor
How We Use AI
Here’s the honest, complete picture — what AI does on this site, and what it doesn’t.
AI Helps Us Draft
We use AI tools to help research and draft our articles — gathering information from primary sources, structuring it, and putting it into clear, plain English.
A Human Edits Everything
Every article is then reviewed and edited by a human before it’s published. We check the content against the primary sources it cites and fix anything that’s off.
We Verify, Because AI Can Be Wrong
AI can make mistakes and even invent facts or citations. That’s exactly why nothing AI produces goes live unchecked — we verify medical claims against trusted sources like WHO, CDC, NIH, and PubMed.
AI does not give medical advice
AI is used to help write and organise general information. It is never used to diagnose conditions, recommend treatments, or give personal medical advice. Our content is educational and is not a substitute for your own doctor.
Our Tools Are Not AI
This is an important distinction we want to be clear about, because it’s actually a good thing.
Our Calculators Use Published Formulas
Our calculators aren’t AI and don’t “think.” They use established, published medical formulas — for example the WHO formula for BMI, the Mifflin-St Jeor equation for BMR, and the standard PHQ-9 scoring for depression screening. We show the formula behind each tool so you can check it yourself. There’s no hidden AI making decisions about your results.
About Our Older “AI” Tools
In the past we experimented with some AI-powered tools. Those are no longer active, and their links now redirect to our main tools hub. So if you come across an old mention of an “AI” tool, the live version you’ll reach is our standard, formula-based toolset — not an AI system.
The Principles We Follow
Four simple commitments that govern how we use AI on the site.
Transparency
We tell you when AI has helped create content, rather than hiding it.
Human in Charge
A person reviews and edits everything. AI never publishes on its own.
Honest About Limits
AI can be wrong, so we verify claims against primary medical sources.
Privacy
We don’t feed your personal information or tool inputs into AI systems.
What AI Does & Doesn’t Do Here
To keep this concrete, here are the exact boundaries of how AI is used on My Medicine Advisor.
✓ We Use AI To
- ✓Help research and draft articles from primary medical sources
- ✓Check grammar, tone, and readability
- ✓Summarise information and suggest plain-language wording
- ✓Help structure and organise content so it’s easier to read
✗ We Never Use AI To
- ✗Diagnose conditions or give personal medical advice
- ✗Recommend or prescribe medications for anyone
- ✗Publish anything without a human reviewing and editing it first
- ✗Stand in as a trusted source — we verify its output against real sources
“Parts of this article were drafted with the help of AI tools and then reviewed and edited by a human. Medical claims are checked against primary sources such as WHO, CDC, NIH, and PubMed. AI is not used to diagnose, prescribe, or give personal medical advice.”
Your Data & AI
Plainly, how your information relates to the AI tools we use.
We Don’t Feed Your Data to AI
We don’t put your personal information or the numbers you enter into our calculators into AI systems.
Calculators Run in Your Browser
Our calculators do their maths in your browser, so your inputs aren’t sent to our servers or to any AI service.
We Don’t Train AI Models
We don’t build or train our own AI models, and we don’t use your data to train anyone else’s. We use existing AI tools to help with writing.
Spotted Something Wrong?
If you read something on the site that seems inaccurate, out of date, or just off — whether or not AI was involved — please tell us. Reader reports genuinely help us fix things.
Related Pages
More about how we make and check our content.
AI Helps Us Write. A Human Stays in Charge.
AI-assisted, human-edited, and checked against real medical sources.