FAQ
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When you join VerifiedHuman, you get the ability to certify your work as human-made—building trust with your audience in an AI-saturated market.
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You receive immediate access to the VerifiedHuman™ mark, logos, wordmarks, and complete Brand & Style Guide. You're listed in our public creator collective and can use our Human-AI Spectrum labeling system to transparently disclose any AI collaboration.
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You also get something harder to measure: a permanent record that you saw this coming before it became mainstream.
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Choose your category, agree to the standard for your field, and you're certified.
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You select your creative category (writers, visual artists, musicians, voice actors, educators, organizations, or advocates), then agree to represent your work as essentially human-made—not AI-generated. Once you complete the membership form, you immediately get access to the VerifiedHuman™ mark and branding materials.
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We use a "trust but verify" approach with periodic friendly check-ins to maintain the mark's integrity. You can also use our Human-AI Spectrum system to indicate any AI collaboration transparently.
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Yes—but the VerifiedHuman™ mark only goes on work that meets the standard.
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Think of it like Fair Trade coffee. A company might produce both Fair Trade beans and conventional beans. The Fair Trade label only goes on the coffee that meets the standard, not everything the company makes.
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Same with VerifiedHuman: you can use AI heavily in some projects and still be a member. But you can only put the VerifiedHuman™ mark on work where you led the creative process, and AI-assisted—not where AI did the core creative work.
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Where's the line?
For Writers (essentially human-authored):
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✅ Grammarly, spell-check, or editing tools → Mark applies
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✅ AI researches topics, but you write the content → Mark applies
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❌ AI writes the article, you edit it → Mark does NOT apply
For Visual Artists (essentially human-created):
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✅ Photoshop AI tools for lighting, backgrounds, or color → Mark applies
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✅ AI-generated reference images, but you create the artwork → Mark applies
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❌ AI generates the image, you add finishing touches → Mark does NOT apply
For Musicians (essentially human-composed):
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✅ AI mixing, mastering, or auto-tune → Mark applies
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✅ AI suggests chord progressions, but you compose the music → Mark applies
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❌ AI composes the melody, you tweak it → Mark does NOT apply
For Voice Actors (essentially human-performed):
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✅ AI noise reduction or audio cleanup → Mark applies
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✅ AI helps with pacing suggestions, but you perform the voiceover → Mark applies
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❌ AI generates the voice, you edit the file → Mark does NOT apply
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The principle: If AI did the core creative work, the mark doesn't apply. If you did the core creative work and AI assisted with technical tasks or refinement, the mark applies.
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On our Human-AI Spectrum, work rated VH3 or above qualifies for the mark. See the full spectrum for detailed guidelines.
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You decide which work meets the standard. The mark certifies the specific work it's on—not everything you create.
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Membership uses a pay-if-you-can model. We suggest $9, $39, or $79—but you can join free if needed.
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Our mission is protecting human creativity, not making money. Over 97% of our funding comes from member generosity, not fees.
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Memberships last one year and renew annually, giving you access to updated standards and branding materials as your field evolves. The exception: Advocate memberships are lifetime, since advocates support the movement rather than certifying creative work.
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190+ writers, visual artists, musicians, voice actors, educators, and organizations worldwide—ranging from independent creators to established professionals.
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You can see our members in the VerifiedHuman Collective. We're proud to show exactly who's committed to human-made work.
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Many of these creators saw this issue coming before it hit the mainstream.
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We use a "trust but verify" approach—leading with trust, not suspicion.
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Members agree to the standard voluntarily. If someone believes a member violated that standard, they can report it. We investigate the creative process through respectful, honest questions—not surveillance or detection tools. Violations are addressed through clarification, education, or removal from the Collective.
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For schools and organizations, we offer third-party auditing partners who randomly evaluate work samples to verify compliance.
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The integrity of the VerifiedHuman mark depends on the collective commitment of everyone who uses it. Members join because they want to honor the standard.
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If we receive a credible report of misuse, we investigate.
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Our response depends on severity and ranges from clarifying the standard with the member, to suspension, to permanent removal from the Collective. We lead with education before enforcement—the goal is protecting the integrity of the mark and the trust members have built with their audiences, not punishment.
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Violations are rare because members join voluntarily. They want to honor the standard, not break it.
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In March 2023, three things happened in one week.
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Photographer Jeremy Cowart couldn't distinguish AI photos from real ones anymore. Levi's launched AI-generated models, which drew immediate backlash. Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak published an open letter calling for a pause in AI development.
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I saw the crisis coming: when anyone can generate professional work instantly, how do creators prove theirs is genuinely human? Copyright and detection tools don't solve this—only a clear, values-based standard can.
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So I built VerifiedHuman to give creators that standard. What felt early in April 2023 is what everyone's talking about now. Since then, 190+ creators and organizations worldwide have joined the movement
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Yes. VerifiedHuman is a global movement—we welcome creators from every country.
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Our standards for human creativity are universal, and certification works the same whether you're in New York, São Paulo, Tokyo, or anywhere else. As long as you can access our website and agree to the standard for your field, you can join.
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Visit our Contact page or email us directly through the website.
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If you need to speak with founder Micah Voraritskul, we have a direct contact option.
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We're a grassroots, human-run organization—you'll get a real person, not a robot.
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