Most “human-made” badges ask your audience to take your word for it. We review how you create, publish what we saw on a public page, and revoke the badge if the rules are broken.
Anyone can paste a “made by a human” badge. What gives a badge its value is what stands behind it.
| Criterion | Typical self-declared label | Human Origin, reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Who checks the claim | Nobody | A human reviewer, live or from a recording made for us |
| Public proof | None | A numbered verification page |
| Can anyone use it | Yes | Only the registered creator |
| If the rules are broken | Nothing changes | Revoked, and red everywhere |
| Copied badges | Not tracked | Flagged |
| Rules | A general principle | Detailed for each discipline |
Not ready for a review? The self-declared badge is free and open to anyone, and it says clearly that it was not checked.
The colour tells you at a glance. Green: we reviewed the creator’s process. Orange: the creator declared it, nobody checked. Red: the badge has been revoked.
You walk us through how you made your work and show us the evidence. If it holds up, you receive a numbered badge linked to a public verification page.
You commit publicly to our standard. Nobody checks it, and the badge says so. It is a statement of intent, open to anyone.
Choose the way that suits you: a live video call, or a screen recording you send us through an encrypted app. Nothing is kept once we’ve decided.
About 30 minutes. You share your screen and we look at your files together. Nothing is sent, nothing is recorded.
Record your screen while you open your files, show the one-time code we give you, and send the video through one of the apps below. We delete it within 7 days of our decision.
| App | Why it works | Setting to use |
|---|---|---|
| Signal recommended | End-to-end encrypted by default, run by a non-profit, collects almost no metadata | Turn on disappearing messages in the chat |
| End-to-end encrypted by default, installed almost everywhere | Turn on disappearing messages | |
| Threema | End-to-end encrypted, Swiss, works without a phone number | We delete the chat after our decision |
| Telegram | Only secret chats are end-to-end encrypted | Use a secret chat with a self-destruct timer, never a regular chat |
| Proton Drive | End-to-end encrypted storage, for long videos | Share a link with an expiry date and a password |
| SwissTransfer | Swiss file transfer for heavy videos, links expire on their own | Choose the shortest expiry available |
The evidence depends on your discipline. We look for the traces a human process naturally leaves behind.
| Writing | Version history (Google Docs, Word), drafts, outlines and notes |
|---|---|
| Illustration | Layered source files (PSD, Procreate), sketches, timelapse recordings |
| Photography | RAW files with EXIF data, contact sheets of the series |
| Music | DAW project files, separate stems, raw recordings |
| Video | Raw footage, editing project files |
Both badges commit the creator to the same rules, set out in detail, discipline by discipline, in the Creator Charter.
The label covers the work described on each verification page. It records a review of the creative process and is not a guarantee that no AI tool was used at any point.
By adding this badge, you accept the Creator Charter. Pick your discipline and theme, then copy the code into your site.
Every reviewed badge has a number. Enter it to check that it is genuine and still active.
Most labels are self-declared: anyone can download the badge and nobody checks. Our reviewed badge is issued after a live review of your creative process, carries a unique number linked to a public verification page, only displays for registered creators, and is revoked everywhere if the rules are broken.
Yes, for supporting tasks: spelling and grammar checks, research, transcription or noise reduction. The work itself, meaning its text, images, sound or footage, must be made by you. Generating it, or substantially rewriting it, with AI does not qualify.
The self-declared badge is a public commitment you make yourself; nobody checks it. The process-reviewed badge is issued after we have looked at your evidence, carries a unique number and links to a public verification page.
No one can prove that about a finished work. The reviewed badge records that you showed us credible evidence of a human creative process for the work described on your verification page.
We revoke the badge. Its verification page is marked as revoked and the badge image changes to “Badge revoked” on every site that displays it.
No. On a video call, nothing is sent at all. If you choose a screen recording, you send it through an encrypted app with disappearing messages or an expiring link, and we delete it within 7 days of our decision. We only keep a short note of what we saw and when.
Yes. Record your screen while you open your files and show your version history, layers or raw files, and include the one-time code we send you. Then share the recording through Signal, WhatsApp, Threema, a Telegram secret chat, or an expiring Proton Drive or SwissTransfer link.
The pilot program is free, with a limited number of places.
Places are limited while we refine the review. Send us your name, discipline and a link to your work.
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