VerifiedHuman™

The idea behind the standard

Trust works better with something clear to point to.

A creator, an audience, and an honest account of the work between them.

The question is simple. The answer should be clear.

An audience encounters a piece of work. Who made it? What came from a person? What came from a system? Without an understandable account, people are left to guess.

VerifiedHuman creates a shared point of reference. A creator makes a commitment, the work carries a meaningful label, and the audience can understand what is being claimed.

A space of trust.

  1. 01

    The creator

    Makes the essential human contribution and commits to the field’s standard.

  2. 02

    The work

    Carries the mark when it qualifies, with a clear account of material assistance.

  3. 03

    The audience

    Understands the commitment and can choose whether that difference matters.

Different approaches have different jobs.

Law addresses rights and remedies. Provenance records information about a file’s history. Detection estimates whether content may have been generated. VerifiedHuman provides a standard and a creator’s commitment to it.

These approaches can coexist. Our role is to make human creativity recognizable and choosable, with a claim that a person is responsible for making honestly.

Accountability begins with a real explanation.

The mark invites a creator to stand behind their process. If a concern arises, the standard gives everyone something concrete to discuss. It is not a promise that every labeled file has already been audited or technically examined.

In Micah’s words.

Short videos from the development of VerifiedHuman. They explain the founding ideas; current requirements live in the field standards.

0:28 | Micah describes the problem of differentiation between human vs. AI work in media creation.
2:13 | Micah discusses why technological encryption and detection (the second common "solutions") fall short.
1:05 | Micah argues for creating a clear space between students and educators, where trust can be established and, if breached, revisited.
1:33 | Micah discusses why legislation and copyrights (the first common "solutions") are insufficient.
1:28 | Micah talks about the leveraging human trust as the key to addressing the problem.
2:01 | Micah discusses why technological encryption and detection (the second common "solutions") fall short.
0:49 | Micah explains how an agreed standard creates a space of trust between creators and their audience to point back to if trust is broken.

Early concept diagrams

A record of how the model developed.

These diagrams record the early development of the model. Some describe proposals for verification or enforcement. They are historical illustrations; the current field standards and membership terms define the present commitment.

VH Problem Model Diagram
VH Problem Model Diagram
Typical Differentiation Solutions Diagram
Typical Differentiation Solutions Diagram
VH Solution Model.png
VH Solution Model.png

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