Words with someone behind them.

Writing begins with authorship.

The Writers standard asks you to stand behind the words you publish. It recognizes the difference between tools that help you express your meaning and systems that supply the writing for you.

Editorial assistance can still be your writing.

AI may improve clarity, grammar, and flow when the ideas, meaning, and voice remain yours. You review the changes and take responsibility for the result. This is human writing with editorial assistance.

A generated draft asks more of you.

When AI supplies a passage or draft, minor edits are not enough. You must substantially reauthor it in your own voice. Changing a particular percentage of words does not establish authorship. The Five-Word Principle helps you notice wording carried over from an AI draft; it is a practical check, not a numerical pass or fail.

Translation needs a clear disclosure.

A human-written original retains its qualification when translated with AI, provided that use is disclosed. Tell readers that the version they are reading is an AI translation. The original authorship and the translation process are both part of the account.

Read it in full.

The complete standard and definitions explain the commitment, examples, and terms for your field.

• Writers standard
• Definitions for Writers
• The Human–AI Spectrum