Editorial Standards

What gets listed

Companies, research labs, and resources with a real Baltimore-area presence working in AI or applying machine learning at the core of their work. "Real presence" means at least one of: headquartered in the metro, a substantive multi-year office or program, or leadership based here. A distributed team with a single remote Baltimore engineer doesn't qualify.

When in doubt, we err toward not listing.

How blurbs are written

Editorial blurbs are written by the curator using publicly available information — company websites, press, public funding records, LinkedIn. Claimed companies can edit their own blurb through the claim flow.

What "Featured" means

Companies marked Featured have paid for placement at the top of category pages and the directory homepage. Featured slots are clearly labeled and capped at three per category. Featured status does not affect editorial coverage or how blurbs are written; it only affects placement.

What "Sponsored" means

Editorial guides marked Sponsored by [Company] are paid placements. Sponsored guides are written by Baltimore.ai's editorial team; the sponsor has the right to review for factual accuracy but not to dictate conclusions. Sponsorship is disclosed at the top of the article and in the meta description.

Removal and corrections

If you appear on Baltimore.ai and want to be removed, tell us and we'll remove the listing. We don't require justification. If something is factually wrong, the same path applies.

What this directory is not

• Not a paid review site — companies cannot pay for positive coverage.
• Not a vendor-affiliated outlet — the editorial line is independent of the people we cover.
• Not exhaustive — we list what we can verify. Missing companies aren't intentional exclusions.