News Content Delivery
A news article with mandatory source attribution, editorial vs. news distinction, correction notices, and strict no-editorializing rules.
AIPC Contract
{
"aipc_version": "0.1.0",
"provider": {
"id": "reuters",
"name": "Reuters News Agency",
"authority": "Licensed news wire service",
"contract_version": "2026-02-01",
"contact": "licensing@reuters.com",
"terms_url": "https://reuters.com/terms-of-use"
},
"contract": {
"disclosures": [
{
"id": "editorial-distinction",
"text": "This is a news report, not an editorial or opinion piece. It represents factual reporting by Reuters journalists.",
"verbatim": true,
"scope": [
"payload.article"
],
"placement": "before",
"priority": "required"
},
{
"id": "correction-notice",
"text": "CORRECTION ({payload.article.correction.date}): {payload.article.correction.text}",
"verbatim": true,
"scope": [
"payload.article.correction"
],
"placement": "before",
"priority": "required"
},
{
"id": "copyright-notice",
"text": "Copyright {payload.article.published_year} Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without prior written consent.",
"verbatim": true,
"scope": [
"payload.article.body"
],
"placement": "after",
"priority": "required"
}
],
"display_rules": [
{
"scope": [
"payload.article.published_at"
],
"label": {
"text": "Published",
"verbatim": false
},
"format": {
"type": "date",
"format": "%B %d, %Y at %I:%M %p %Z",
"timezone": "America/New_York"
}
},
{
"scope": [
"payload.article.updated_at"
],
"label": {
"text": "Updated",
"verbatim": false
},
"format": {
"type": "date",
"format": "%B %d, %Y at %I:%M %p %Z",
"timezone": "America/New_York"
}
},
{
"scope": [
"payload.article.byline"
],
"label": {
"text": "By",
"verbatim": true
},
"format": {
"type": "categorical"
}
}
],
"attribution": {
"required": true,
"text": "Reporting by Reuters",
"verbatim": true,
"placement": "before",
"link": {
"url": "{payload.article.canonical_url}",
"display": "required"
},
"modality_overrides": {
"voice": {
"text": "according to a Reuters report",
"placement": "inline"
}
}
},
"freshness": {
"generated_at": "2030-01-01T10:30:00Z",
"valid_until": "2030-12-31T23:59:00Z",
"stale_behavior": "warn",
"stale_warning": "This article was published on {generated_at}. Check Reuters.com for the latest developments on this story.",
"expired_behavior": "warn"
},
"tone": {
"framing": "neutral",
"prohibited_framings": [
"opinion",
"editorial",
"commentary",
"analysis"
],
"prohibited_phrases": [
"in my opinion",
"I think",
"it seems clear that",
"obviously",
"everyone knows",
"the truth is"
],
"editorial_restrictions": {
"no_superlatives": true,
"no_urgency_language": true,
"no_personalized_advice": true
}
},
"conditional_rules": [
{
"id": "has-correction",
"condition": {
"field": "payload.article.correction",
"operator": "exists",
"value": true
},
"then": {
"add_disclosure": {
"id": "correction-banner",
"text": "This article has been corrected since its original publication.",
"verbatim": true,
"scope": [
"payload.article"
],
"placement": "before",
"priority": "required"
}
}
},
{
"id": "developing-story",
"condition": {
"field": "payload.article.status",
"operator": "eq",
"value": "developing"
},
"then": {
"add_disclosure": {
"id": "developing-notice",
"text": "This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available.",
"verbatim": true,
"scope": [
"payload.article"
],
"placement": "before",
"priority": "required"
}
}
}
],
"fail_behavior": "suppress",
"minimum_compliance_level": "L2"
},
"payload": {
"article": {
"headline": "Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady, Signals Patience on Future Cuts",
"subheadline": "Central bank maintains benchmark rate at 4.25%-4.50%, citing persistent inflation concerns",
"byline": "Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider",
"published_at": "2026-02-16T09:15:00-05:00",
"updated_at": "2026-02-16T10:02:00-05:00",
"published_year": 2026,
"canonical_url": "https://reuters.com/markets/us/fed-holds-rates-steady-2026-02-16/",
"category": "Markets",
"status": "published",
"body": "The U.S. Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday in a widely expected decision, while signaling that policymakers are in no rush to resume cutting borrowing costs amid persistent inflation pressures.\n\nThe central bank kept the federal funds rate in a target range of 4.25% to 4.50%, as expected by all economists polled by Reuters. In its policy statement, the Fed dropped language from December that had pointed to further rate reductions.\n\n\"The Committee judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are roughly in balance,\" the Fed said, while noting that \"inflation remains somewhat elevated.\"",
"correction": null
}
}
}Compliant AI Output
Reporting by Reuters (https://reuters.com/markets/us/fed-holds-rates-steady-2026-02-16/) This is a news report, not an editorial or opinion piece. It represents factual reporting by Reuters journalists. Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady, Signals Patience on Future Cuts Central bank maintains benchmark rate at 4.25%-4.50%, citing persistent inflation concerns By: Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider Published: February 16, 2026 at 09:15 AM EST Updated: February 16, 2026 at 10:02 AM EST The U.S. Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday in a widely expected decision, while signaling that policymakers are in no rush to resume cutting borrowing costs amid persistent inflation pressures. The central bank kept the federal funds rate in a target range of 4.25% to 4.50%, as expected by all economists polled by Reuters. In its policy statement, the Fed dropped language from December that had pointed to further rate reductions. "The Committee judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are roughly in balance," the Fed said, while noting that "inflation remains somewhat elevated." Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without prior written consent.
Without AIPC: What Goes Wrong
The Fed is clearly making a mistake by not cutting rates. Everyone knows the economy needs lower rates, and it's obvious the committee is being too cautious. In my opinion, investors should prepare for rates to drop soon because the Fed will have to change course. This is obviously bad news for savers. (No source link. No byline. No date. Editorial opinion presented as news.)
Contract Annotations
Three required disclosures: an editorial/news distinction (critical for AI systems that might blend opinion with reporting), a correction notice template (triggered conditionally), and a copyright notice. All are verbatim — legal language that cannot be altered.
Dates must be formatted with full month name, time, and timezone (EST/EDT). The byline must be attributed with "By" — AI cannot omit the journalists' names. These rules preserve journalistic standards in AI-generated presentations.
Reuters requires its attribution line ("Reporting by Reuters") before the article content, with a mandatory link to the canonical URL. In voice modality, it becomes "according to a Reuters report" placed inline with the content.
The AI is strictly prohibited from editorializing. No opinion framing, no "I think", no "it seems clear that". This is the most restrictive tone configuration in the examples — the AI must present the article content without adding its own analysis or commentary.
Two conditional rules handle dynamic situations: if the article has a correction, a prominent correction banner is injected. If the story status is "developing", a notice warns readers that information may change. Neither triggered in this example.
News articles have a 12-hour validity window. Importantly, the expired_behavior is "warn" rather than "suppress" — old news articles are still valid information, they just need a staleness notice directing users to check for updates.
Regulatory Context
Reuters content is copyrighted. The copyright disclosure ensures AI systems respect intellectual property rights and do not facilitate unauthorized redistribution.
The editorial/news distinction prevents AI from blurring the line between factual reporting and opinion, which could constitute a deceptive practice under FTC guidelines.
The EU AI Act requires that AI-generated or AI-mediated content be clearly labeled. The attribution and editorial distinction disclosures support compliance with these transparency obligations.