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id: ch12-ai-in-this-book
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title: "How this book uses AI"
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teaser: "This knowledge base was drafted by AI agents. Here is what they could use, how their claims were checked, and what they cannot change."
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recallQ: "How was this knowledge base produced with AI, and what keeps its verified core trustworthy?"
recallA: "AI agents drafted the text only from public project deliverables; a sample of 40 random claims was checked against the sources (37 supported, 3 corrected); every block lists its sources and consortium members decide what is published. Reader remixes and generated tellings are labelled and never overwrite the verified core; the MCP server is read-only and no personal data is processed."
highlights:
  - "Drafted by AI agents from public deliverables only; every block ends with its sources"
  - "Sampled fact-check: 40 random claims, 37 supported, 3 corrected"
  - "Consortium members decide what is published; AI remixes are labelled and never overwrite the core"
  - "The MCP server /api/mcp is read-only; no personal data is processed"
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concept: ai-in-this-book
conceptTitle: "How this book uses AI"
parents: participatory-ai-principles
lang: en
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---

You are reading a knowledge base written with AI. A chapter on AI ethics should say how, so this block applies the project's [Participatory AI Principles](#c/participatory-ai-principles) to the book itself.

## How the text was made

- **Drafting.** AI agents drafted the text working **only from public project deliverables**, the reports the project has submitted or had approved for public release.
- **Sources on every block.** Each block ends with a **Sources** list: deliverable, section and public PDF link. You can open the passage and check the sentence.
- **Fact-check by sampling.** **40 claims** were picked at random and checked against the sources: **37 were supported, 3 had to be corrected**. That is a sample, not a proof: 3 of 40 (7.5 %) sampled claims were wrong before correction, so other errors are likely, and the sources are there for you to check.
- **People decide.** Members of the PoliRural+ consortium decide what is published. Consortium members can also draft or improve a block, and editors choose what enters the served book.

## What AI may do here, and what it may not

- **Remixes are labelled.** When you ask the book for a different telling (shorter, another region's example, another style), or an AI generates one, it is **always labelled** as generated and **never overwrites the verified core**.
- **Bots read, they do not write.** AI answer engines can query the book through its MCP server at `/api/mcp`, which is **read-only**.
- **No personal data.** The book processes no personal data.

## Practice mapped to the principles

| This book's practice | Principle it serves |
|---|---|
| Sources on every block | 1 Transparency & Explainability |
| Consortium members draft, review and decide | 2 Stakeholder Co-Creation; 3 Multi-Actor Involvement |
| Corrections from fact-checks and contributors flow back into the text | 4 Iterative Feedback |
| Sampled fact-check; uncertain numbers replaced by the name of their source | 5 Ethical & Responsible Use |
| Recall questions and games that train readers to question AI output | 6 Capacity Building |
| Generated tellings labelled, verified core protected | 1 and 5; in the spirit of the AI Act's duty to tell people they are dealing with AI |
| Read-only bot access, no personal data | [Data protection](#c/data-protection-ai) |

Two principles the production process cannot show on its own: **inclusive policy design** and **gender equality and social justice** depend on who takes part in the pilots, and they are reported there, through the [AI ethics dashboard](#c/ai-ethics-dashboard).

If you find a sentence its source does not support, treat it as one of the errors the sample predicts, and report it so it can be corrected.

**Sources:**
- This book's own production record (statement by the editors of this knowledge base)
- D2.3 Rural-urban data analysis, §2.1 PoliRuralPlus Participatory AI Principles and Framework (Table 62) — [PDF](https://www.poliruralplus.eu/docs/382/D2.3_Rural_Urban_data_analysis_v1.0.pdf)
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act), official text on EUR-Lex — [EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj)