About humade

Why now

Generative AI can produce competent writing, images, music, and code at scale, almost instantly, almost for free. That is a genuine technological achievement. It is also changing what creative work means, what it is worth, and who gets paid for it. humade does not take a position on AI as a whole. We take a position on honesty: if a human made it, they should be able to say so, and have that claim mean something. humade is a voluntary certification, built on the honor system, maintained by community trust. It will not stop anyone from using AI. It gives human creators a way to stand apart.

How it works

You sign the code of practice once. You attest individual works as you create them. Each attested work gets a permanent verification permalink and a watermarkable stamp. Your badge reflects your active membership status in real time. Other members can vouch for you, building a web of community trust. Anyone can flag work they believe violates the standard. Moderation is handled by a small team of community members. We do not use AI detection tools. We trust you. If you break that trust, the community will say so.

The people

Ian Cox

Founder

Ian Cox is a planner with Islands Trust on the BC coast and the founder of humade. He is also a musician. He created humade because he believes the things people make with their hands and minds deserve a mark that says so.