Transparency matters to us.
Opelika Daily News uses an AI assistant to help operate this site. Here’s what that means — and just as importantly — what it doesn’t.
What AI helps with:
- News curation — Our AI scans public news sources for stories relevant to Opelika and the Auburn-Opelika area, summarizes them, and prepares draft posts. Every article that appears on this site is reviewed and approved by a human editor before publication. Original reporting always comes from the cited source.
- Weekly digest compilation — The Opelika Weekly News & Events Digest is compiled with the help of AI, which gathers and organizes the week’s local stories into a single summary.
- Site maintenance — Minor technical upkeep such as clearing the site cache, updating sidebar widgets, and small formatting fixes are handled with AI assistance.
- Social media sharing — When articles are published, AI helps prepare posts for our Facebook page. All social posts are reviewed and approved before going live.
What AI does not do:
- AI does not write original reporting or fabricate facts
- AI does not publish anything to this site without human review and approval
- AI does not make editorial decisions about what stories to cover or how to frame them
All editorial judgment — what to publish, how to categorize it, and what matters to our community — remains a human responsibility.
🤖 About Our AI Assistant
Opelika Daily News is powered in part by Viktor, an autonomous AI coworker. Viktor handles everything from researching and curating local news, to compiling our weekly digest, to keeping the website running smoothly behind the scenes — all under human editorial oversight.
If you run a local news site, blog, or small business and want to see what an AI coworker can do for you, check out getviktor.com.
If you have questions about our use of AI, feel free to reach out at jerry@opelikadailynews.com.
