Painter
Wendy Ballentyne
Wendy has an eye for the hidden treasures and everyday details most of us pass by.
Explore Wendy’s paintingsThe global standard for human creativity.
The people who want human work are looking for a signal.
Give them one.
VerifiedHuman is the standard and community for human-made work. Creators commit to the standard for their field and use our mark to make that commitment visible.
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Why it matters
A tale of two images.
With Lange’s photograph, there was a woman, a photographer, and a moment they shared. With Eldagsen’s image, the people and the moment were generated. That difference matters.
Migrant Mother
Photograph · Dorothea Lange, 1936
Florence Owens Thompson and her children in Nipomo, California. A moment in a family’s life.
The Electrician
AI-generated image · Boris Eldagsen
Its subjects were not people who sat for a photograph. They were created with generative AI.
More about these images
Lange made Migrant Mother during the Great Depression in 1936. The photograph records Florence Owens Thompson and her children.
The Electrician won the Creative category of the Open competition at the 2023 Sony World Photography Awards. Eldagsen declined the award.
When human creation matters to your audience, how the work was made belongs in the story. The VerifiedHuman mark tells them that a person has committed to the standard behind it.
How the standard worksWhy we beganThe Collective
The people behind the work.
The VerifiedHuman Collective brings together writers, artists, musicians, and others who care how their work is made. Meet a few of them.
Writer
Patricia Neumann
“Turning blank pages into creative ideas: it’s what I live for.”
Explore Patricia’s writing
Singer-songwriter
Natalie Tyer
Nath’s songs hold onto hope without overlooking the harder parts of being human.
Explore Nath’s musicHow to join
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Read your field’s standard, tell us about yourself and your work, and agree. The definitions help you work through any unfamiliar terms.
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Micah writes every welcome himself. Give him a few days. You can start using the mark on qualifying work as soon as you’ve joined.
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You can use AI and still qualify. Your field’s standard explains where assistance fits. Explore the Human–AI Spectrum, or read the FAQ.
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The ideas behind VerifiedHuman.
Human Is the New Vinyl
AI isn’t evil. AI is easy. And easy has a way of winning—even when it shouldn’t.
Micah’s book explores why human creativity matters in a world of effortless generation.
Read about the bookHow VerifiedHuman began.
A bathroom fan, two wedge salads, and a question that wouldn’t go away. Micah tells how VerifiedHuman began.
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