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THE HUMAN-MADE STANDARD

When anyone can generate anything, how do you prove your work is real?

A global certification platform for creators who want their work recognized as authentically human-made.

Like Fair Trade for coffee — a simple mark that certifies human authorship.

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A tale of two photos.

Dorothea Lange stood in that migrant camp in 1936. She was there. Florence was there. The moment was real.

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Boris Eldagsen typed a prompt in 2023. No one was there. No moment existed. The woman is a fiction.

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Both images are powerful. Only one tells a true story. People win.

Some images can tell remarkable human stories.

Migrant Mother photograph by Dorothea Lange, 1936.

The story of a brave woman, a mother, a survivor.

Photographer | Dorothea Lange

Title | "Migrant Mother" (1936)

Some can't.

The Electrician image created by Boris Eldagsen in collaboration with DALL·E.

An image of a woman who never existed.

Artist | AI via Boris Eldagsen
Title | "The Electrician" (2023)

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See the guidelines for human-made work in your field. Eight categories across creative disciplines and advocacy.

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Get instant access to use the VerifiedHuman mark on your work — logos, wordmarks, and the Brand & Style Guide.

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Display the mark and share your work so people know it's authentically human-made.

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Examples of VerifiedHuman label use on various  forms of media

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Choose your standard.

Explore the VerifiedHuman standards that support creators, educators, and organizations across every discipline.

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for

WRITERS

"These are my words."

for

VOICE
ACTORS

"This is my voice."

for

MUSICIANS

"These are my songs."

for

VISUAL
ARTISTS

"These are my images."

for

CONTENT
CREATORS

"This is my content."

for

EDUCATORS

"We're building people."

ADVOCATE

for us

"I support VerifiedHuman."

for

ORGANIZATIONS

"We value human work."

People win.

Every image here by a VerifiedHuman photographer

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8

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The book behind the movement

Human Is the New Vinyl

We built VerifiedHuman to protect and celebrate human creativity. Human Is the New Vinyl explains why human creativity still matters — and why it always will.

AI isn't evil. AI is easy. And easy has a way of winning — even when it shouldn't.

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