A little clarity goes a long way.

VerifiedHuman is the standard for human creativity. Creators agree to the standard for their field and use the mark on work that meets it. The mark makes a personal commitment visible: a human stands behind this work.

If human creativity matters to you—and you want your audience to know how your work was made—yes. Membership gives you a shared standard, the mark, and a place in the Collective. It does not promise bookings, sales, or protection from competition. You are joining people who want human work to remain recognizable and worth choosing.

No. We do not scan a file and assign a probability that it is human-made. Certification begins with the creator’s commitment. Questions about a work are questions about the actual creative process. Read about certification and detection.

No. Membership and the label serve different purposes. A member may make many kinds of work; the mark belongs only on work that meets the relevant standard. AI can assist without replacing the essential human contribution. Explore the Human–AI Spectrum.

Choose your field, read its standard and definitions, and complete the commitment form. Education has a classroom framework; educators who want to label their own creative work join through the relevant creative field. Schools and other institutions use the organization standard.

Members can use the VerifiedHuman mark on qualifying work, access the logos and brand guide, and be listed in the Collective. The standard and its definitions give you a shared language for explaining your process to an audience.

Join free if you need to. Suggested annual contributions are $9, $39, or $79 for individuals and $99, $149, or $199 for organizations. You can also choose another amount. Every contribution level follows the same standard and receives the same membership. See the support options.

Creative and organization memberships last one year and renew annually. Advocate membership is free, lasts for life, and does not require renewal.

Yes. VerifiedHuman welcomes creators and organizations worldwide. The same field standards apply wherever you work.

The Human–AI Spectrum describes five levels. VH3, VH4, and VH5 qualify; VH1 and VH2 do not. The essential contribution depends on your field: writing, visual creation, composition, vocal performance, or content production. A prompt and a few edits do not, by themselves, establish human authorship. Read your field’s definitions before applying the mark.

Yes. A human-written original retains its qualification through AI translation when that use is clearly disclosed. Tell readers that they are reading an AI translation. This does not make an AI-written original human-authored. Read the translation guidance.

Editorial help can remain human writing when your ideas, meaning, and voice remain yours and you review the result. Generating a paragraph from a prompt is different: you must substantially reauthor it in your own voice. There is no percentage of changed words that makes this automatic. Read the Writers definitions.

Put the explanation where an audience can reasonably find it: credits, a description, liner notes, release notes, or a linked page about the work. Name the human contribution and describe what the AI did. Metadata can support that explanation; it should not be the only place a reader can find it.

It tells an audience something about how the work was made. It is not a rating of taste, skill, or artistic merit. People who value human creativity can use that information to make their own choice.

Members are responsible for applying the mark honestly. A concern can lead to respectful questions about how the work was made, clarification of the standard, or action on membership and use of the mark. If you have a specific concern, contact us with the work and the reason for your concern.

VerifiedHuman is a Contributor Member of the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity. C2PA develops technical standards for recording a file’s origin and history. VerifiedHuman provides a creator’s commitment to a human-made standard. These are complementary approaches; membership does not mean every VerifiedHuman-labeled work carries Content Credentials.

As generative AI became widely available, a familiar assumption began to disappear: that the work in front of us had been made by a person. Micah Voraritskul started VerifiedHuman in 2023 to give creators and audiences a shared, visible standard. Read our story.

Use the contact form or email info@verifiedhuman.info. Questions about joining, a particular work, partnerships, and the standard are welcome.