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  • For in-depth HOTBIN help, please visit http://www.hotbincomposting.com

    For clarity: please note HOTBIN Composting and associated patents and trademarks are wholly owned by Engineered Foam Products Ltd.

  • For all things biochar filtration, visit biocharfilters.co.uk 

  • BHC is a re-engineered soil amendment material combining biochar, humus-rich organic matter, and stabilising mineral interactions to support water retention, nutrient buffering, and persistent soil carbon — at scale.

    For an extensive FAQ on Biochar Humus Composite (BHC) visit biocharhumuscomposite.com. For the background science on SOM and humus, visit healthysoil.uk

  • For our full FAQ on all things soil and soil-health related, please visit www.healthysoil.uk/faq
  • From simple buying guides to more in-depth questions on what’s in a bag of MPC, visit multipurposecompost.com
  • For in-depth compost bins reviews to loads of tips on composting – visit http://www.compost-bins.co.uk

  • There has been a growing wave of articles claiming that around half of all new online content is now AI-generated. Although some of that material is useful, a great deal is unreviewed, unverified, and often misleading. Because composting, soil science, and biochar are complex subjects, I want to clarify how I work, how AI supports me, and what I will—and will not —publish on the AC Innovations website.

    A long track record of doing the hard yards

    My journey began long before AI existed. When I started developing the HOTBIN composting system, most online guidance was out of context, incomplete, or simply wrong. As a result, I spent hundreds of hours digging into the real science—thermodynamics, biochemistry, aeration, humus chemistry, and carbon flows. Very often, this meant tracking claims back to original research papers.

    Over the past decade, I have written hundreds of blogs on composting, humus formation, soil carbon, and biochar. These pieces were detailed and evidence-based, although sometimes too technical. The prose wasn’t always elegant, and the grammar wasn’t always perfect. Even so, the research was rigorous and the reasoning solid. Whenever needed, I hired marketing writers to reshape the text into a more accessible human voice—while keeping the scientific accuracy intact.

    That principle of careful stewardship remains unchanged today.

    AI helps me write faster, yet never replaces judgment

    Although AI has become part of my workflow, it plays a supporting role rather than a leading one. It accelerates drafting, improves structure, and helps maintain a consistent tone across different websites—for example, the consumer style on MCP, the science-led tone on HS, and the strategic narrative on AC Innovations.

    However, here is the crucial difference between my approach and the flood of “AI slop” appearing across the web:

    I never publish anything I haven’t fully read, challenged, corrected, and technically validated.

    Because large language models pull from the entire internet, they occasionally introduce outdated claims, context-free ideas, or subtle scientific errors. Instead of accepting these, I push back, test the reasoning, and correct the output. When needed, I rewrite the text myself. Ultimately, AI provides momentum, but the accuracy, clarity, and final decisions remain mine.

    Stewardship is the non-negotiable principle

    Every article on AC Innovations follows a simple rule:

    • AI assists, it does not decide.
    • AI drafts, it does not define.
    • AI speeds up, it does not replace expertise.

    My commitment is clear:
    These websites will not become content farms, nor will they publish unverified AI-generated blur. All content is curated, checked, corrected, and shaped through human stewardship.

    Why this matters more than ever

    Soil science, composting, humus chemistry, and biochar are areas where misinformation can easily mislead. In fact, misleading “rules of thumb” were exactly what held back innovation during the early HOTBIN development. With AI-generated material now everywhere, the risks only increase. Excessively simplified explanations, wrong temperature ranges, mixed-up definitions, and unsupported carbon claims can all spread quickly.

    Therefore, stewardship isn’t optional—it is essential. If half the new internet is AI-generated, the other half needs to be accurate, grounded, and responsibly managed.

    Fast, accurate and human-guided

    AI helps me work faster and express ideas more clearly. It keeps the tone consistent and reduces the mechanical effort of drafting. Yet every paragraph still goes through the same process: research → draft → challenge → correct → validate.

    This is not AI slop.
    This is T. Callaghan stewardship, delivered more efficiently.