About
About True Human Mark
True Human Mark is creating a credible standard for documenting and certifying human involvement in written work.
We are pro-transparency, not anti-AI.
The purpose of True Human Mark is not to prohibit AI use or to judge the value of AI-assisted work. The purpose is to make the production process of written content more understandable and verifiable.
AI has made it increasingly difficult to know how written content was produced. A byline identifies the publisher or author. It does not explain the production process. Readers, clients, and publishers increasingly want to understand how content was created.
True Human Mark is building the standard that makes that possible — a consistent, evidence-based framework for documenting and communicating how written work was produced.
What guides us
Transparency
THM exists to make the production process of written content more understandable and verifiable. Transparency is the purpose, not a feature.
Evidence
Certification is based on reviewed evidence, not unsupported claims. THM does not rely solely on AI detectors. Documentation of the creation process is what matters.
Consistency
A certification standard is only useful if it is applied consistently. THM is building a framework that applies the same standards to every submission.
Independence
THM operates independently of the creators and publishers it certifies. Certification decisions are based on the applicable standard and the evidence submitted.
What THM does — and does not do.
THM does...
- Establish standards and define terms
- Define evidence requirements for each certification designation
- Review submitted evidence against the applicable standard
- Issue certification decisions based on evidence
- Maintain certification records
- Provide a public verification mechanism
- Provide a dispute and appeal process
THM does not...
- Prohibit AI use
- Assume AI use automatically makes a work less valuable
- Rely solely on AI detectors
- Automatically certify every work created by a certified creator
- Make unsupported claims about authorship
- Certify categories outside its published scope
- Claim capabilities, partnerships, or recognition that do not exist
Meet the founder
True Human Mark was founded by AJ Armstrong — Indiana native, USMC veteran, FAA-certified A&P mechanic, and industrial salesman. Aviation taught him that work isn't accepted until the record proves it meets the standard. He built THM to bring that discipline to written work.
Get in touch
THM is in active development. If you have questions about the standard, the certification process, or how THM may work for your organization, we want to hear from you.
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