The following text is AI:0.
After writing this article, I discovered another initiative: Authorship Indicators: A Manifesto. The name of the initiative isn’t very inspired, but their scale is much more complete, ranging from 0 to 9:
- AI:0 - Fully Human-Made
- AI:1 - AI as Polisher
- AI:2 - AI as Verifier
- AI:3 - AI as Stylist
- AI:4 - AI as Architect
- AI:5 - AI as Co-Author
- AI:6 - AI as Primary Creator
- AI:7 - AI as Lead Creator
- AI:8 - AI as Sole Creator
- AI:9 - Fully Machine-Generated
They also include nice donut charts to illustrate each item on the scale. It’s funny to see how close the name of our scales are: ai/number vs AI:number. The idea must have been floating in the noosphere.
Anyway, I’m sunsetting my ai/Score and will use the AI:M Score from now on. Because we have enough standards…
Why do we need an ai/score?
With AI becoming mainstream, many people want to know if the text they’re reading was written by a human, or generated by an AI.
Human-written and AI-generated texts both have pros and cons. Just like handmade ceramics versus manufactured tableware.
Sometimes, you crave for the beauty of a Japanese handcrafted teacup. Other times, you need a hundred Ikea glasses because you invited all your friends to your birthday.
Likewise, sometimes you need an authentic voice, filled with flaws and emotion. And sometimes, you prefer a robotic message that always meet spec.
The ai/score exists to help readers wandering “Was this written by a human or generated by an AI?”
The 6 items of the ai/score
The ai/score goes from ai/0 to ai/5, from full-human to full-AI. The six items are the following;
- ai/0: This text was created by a human, without any AI intervention.
- ai/1: This text was created by a human and lightly edited by an AI
- ai/2: This text was created by a human and heavily edited by an AI
- ai/3: This text was generated by an AI by and heavily edited by a human.
- ai/4: This text was generated by an AI by and lightly edited by a human.
- ai/5: This text was generated by an AI, without any human intervention.
FAQ
Q: How to use the ai/score?
A: Simply add ai/x at the beginning or the end of your content.
Now your readers know if it was written, generated, or something in between.
Q: How can I know if an ai/score reflects the truth?
A: All pre-2022 content can be considered ai/0.
After that, you will have to trust the content producer.
Q: Who’s gonna mention their texts are ai/5 anyway?
A: Short answer: user interfaces.
Example: a company using a chatbot on its website can add an ai/5 mention. This way, its customers know their talking to an AI, not a human.