The standard
for Writers.

Words define what it means to be human.

Your words carry your ideas, experience, and voice. The VerifiedHuman mark gives readers a clear signal that the writing they value is essentially human-authored.

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Standard for Writers

A commitment to the people
who value your work.

I represent my written work as my (or my team's) intellectual property, essentially authored by (a) human(s) and not by generative AI.

The linked terms lead to the definitions behind the standard.

What this means for your work.

The commitment begins with authorship: the choices of words, meaning, and voice that make a piece of writing yours. Tools may assist that work; you remain responsible for what you put your name to.

AI translation of a human-written original can qualify when it is disclosed. Editorial assistance can qualify when the ideas, meaning, and voice remain yours. Material drafted by AI needs substantial reauthoring in your own voice; a percentage of changed words is not the test.

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