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VerifiedHuman Goes Global: Human Creativity Standard Reaches Creators Across 25+ Countries
We've expanded to creators and organizations across 25+ countries on six continents—artists, writers, musicians, voice actors, and educators who certify their work as authentically human. When we launched VerifiedHuman in April 2023, most people hadn't heard of ChatGPT. AI-generated content was niche. Today, it's everywhere. That's exactly why human-made content certification matters more than ever. When we launched VerifiedHuman in April 2023, most people hadn't heard of Ch
Micah Voraritskul
Dec 12, 20251 min read


The Tower of Babel and AI: Ancient Stories Echo in Modern Technology
Ancient Stories Echo in Modern Technology You probably know this ancient tale (from Christian (Genesis 11), Islamic, and Judaic traditions). The Tower of Babel As the story goes, humans learned to speak one common language and developed brick technology (no more stacking odd-shaped rocks). They attempted to build a tower (a.k.a. Ziggurat) to the sky at a site about 60 miles south of modern-day Baghdad. This disturbed the deity in charge, so he went down to investigate in pers
Micah Voraritskul
Nov 24, 20252 min read


AI Is Making Creativity Easy. Too Easy. Here's Why Human Work Will Endure.
When everything bends toward convenience, it's meaning that disappears. Here's why humanity still matters.
Micah Voraritskul
Sep 13, 202510 min read


Why I Wrote Human Is the New Vinyl
One question kept bugging me: “What happens to human creativity now?”
Micah Voraritskul
Aug 15, 20252 min read


AI Isn't Evil. It's Easy.
AI Isn't Evil. It's Easy. And easy has a funny way of winning, even when it shouldn't.
Micah Voraritskul
Jul 5, 20251 min read


Why the Best Teachers Can't Be Replaced by AI: Lessons from a Potter's Wheel
VerifiedHuman. Elevating human creativity in an AI world. www.iamverifiedhuman.com Whenever I read about another AI breakthrough in...
Micah Voraritskul
Feb 5, 20252 min read


Remember When Art Used to Be Human? Lady Jane to AI Jank
Art moves. Algorithms imitate. The first time I saw Paul Delaroche's 1833 painting "The Execution of Lady Jane Gray," I stood there,...
Micah Voraritskul
Jan 23, 20254 min read


From 8-Bit to AI: A Generation’s Wild Ride Through the Digital Revolution
Surviving digital whiplash since 1977… The author created this image with DALL-E. It shows the evolution from the TRS-80 to modern Ai....
Micah Voraritskul
Aug 29, 20248 min read


Vinyl’s Comeback: A Lesson for Human Creativity in the AI Age
Vinyl, Please. If you give me a heartfelt poem written by a ten-year-old kid from Michigan and a perfect sonnet written by an artificial...
Micah Voraritskul
Aug 6, 20248 min read


Clickbait, Cloud Computing, and Vinyl: How We Lost and Found Ourselves in the Digital Age
The digital revolution has transformed our world in ways we could scarcely have imagined just a few decades ago. If you were born in the...
Micah Voraritskul
Jul 31, 20245 min read


The Year AI Got Famous. But Human Authenticity Wins.
The Year AI Got Famous In the spring of 2023, AI erupted onto the world scene with the force of a supernova through the release of...
Micah Voraritskul
Jul 1, 202410 min read


ARE WE SURPRISED? | AI is Putting the Hurt on Creative Arts
Last fall, two datasticians, one from NYU and one from Washington U, recently published hard numbers in the SSRN repository (to add to...
Micah Voraritskul
Jun 19, 20242 min read


Vinyl’s comeback signals humans’ comeback in the AI era.
This is installment two in my “Human is the New Vinyl” series. For part one, click here. The Walkman It was 1985, and I was a wide-eyed...
Micah Voraritskul
Jun 19, 20246 min read


Vinyl’s unlikely revival > digital age. humans’ impending revival > AI age.
The Inspiration: “Tech-human-tech…..human?” Welcome, new friends. I am Micah Voraritskul, a hopeless generalist and passionate advocate...
Micah Voraritskul
Jun 19, 20245 min read


BABEL, GOD OF WORDS, AND LLMS | The Convergence of Language: AI, Babel, and the Divine Discourse
TAKEAWAYS: 1. AI and the Anti-Babel Phenomenon: The proliferation of AI technology, particularly large language models, is akin to an...
Micah Voraritskul
Jun 15, 20242 min read


Gemini vs ChatGPT - it's not even close.
For now, ChatGPT is still the king of general knowledge.
Micah Voraritskul
Feb 23, 20242 min read


#35 | BEYOND INSTINCT: Traversing Self-Preservation, Historical Wisdom, and AI
Despite these challenges, self-preservation has a redeeming quality: it responds well to curiosity, especially in moments of doubt.
Micah Voraritskul
Jan 29, 20243 min read


#34 | ARISTOTLE'S LEGACY IN THE ERA OF AI: A Reassessment of Expertise & Experience
There is a trend in thinking that may provide the consumer with Artificial Intelligence, which, in its broadest terms, may be labeled with t
Micah Voraritskul
Jan 24, 20242 min read


A Dialogue on Faith, Reality, and the Human Condition
From Klaus Luehning: Micah, Faith, as I have written, is a practice removed from reality. Still, it is part of the mental life of people...
Micah Voraritskul
Jan 13, 20243 min read


#33 | DISCONNECTED BY CONNECTION: The Paradox of AI in the Age of Loneliness
TAKEAWAYS: AI's Impact on Human Autonomy and Labor: Klaus raises concerns about how AI might sideline human efforts in managing our...
Micah Voraritskul
Dec 28, 20232 min read


#32 | DOUBT | Faith, Reality, and the AI Problem
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Crucial Role of Doubt: Klaus reminds us that doubt is essential in questioning and refining knowledge, beliefs, and...
Micah Voraritskul
Dec 23, 20233 min read


#31 | TRUTH | Facts, Probability, Faith, and AI
TAKEAWAYS: Immutable Scientific Truths: Klaus emphasizes the unchanging nature of scientific facts, like the Pythagorean theorem, as...
Micah Voraritskul
Dec 21, 20233 min read


#30 | HUMAN & ARTIFICIAL MINDS | Evolution and Conversation
TAKEAWAYS: Roots: AI, born from computer organization, mimics human outputs, prompting reflection on the forgotten natural intelligence—a...
Micah Voraritskul
Dec 4, 20233 min read


#29 | EROSION OF LEGAL CLARITY | Spurious Crossroads of AI, Truth, and the Rule of Law
TAKEAWAYS: Legal Clarity at Risk: AI and strategies like those of the Federalist Society can jeopardize the clarity of legal principles,...
Micah Voraritskul
Nov 22, 20233 min read
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