{"address":{"q":"Authors Guild Human Authored Certification","record":"authors-guild-human-authored-certification-aio-20261101"},"analysis":{"analysis":"The certificate composed at its grain from the Guild's page and FAQ, with the member's identity waiver turned into verification on joining and the allowed uses widened past the page's definition. The question the census row asks of it, which name the certificate carries, is not reached.","d":"THE CERTIFICATION, SIGNED OUT, 2026-11-01: 'The Authors Guild Human Authored Certification is a credential and seal verifying that a book's text was written entirely by a human rather than generated by artificial intelligence.' Core rules and scope (allowed AI uses, exclusions, a cap of 10 titles a year); requirements and pricing (members free, 'Identity is verified upon joining'; non-members $10 a title and third-party verification 'such as Veriff'; a binding license per title); mark usage and the public database; an offer on non-member accounts and 'collaborative multi-author works'. Five cards: three Authors Guild pages, Jane Friedman, Publishers Weekly.","d_full":"THE CERTIFICATION, SIGNED OUT, 2026-11-01: 'The Authors Guild Human Authored Certification is a credential and seal verifying that a book's text was written entirely by a human rather than generated by artificial intelligence.' Core rules and scope (allowed AI uses, exclusions, a cap of 10 titles a year); requirements and pricing (members free, 'Identity is verified upon joining'; non-members $10 a title and third-party verification 'such as Veriff'; a binding license per title); mark usage and the public database; an offer on non-member accounts and 'collaborative multi-author works'. Five cards: three Authors Guild pages, Jane Friedman, Publishers Weekly.","findings":["THE CERTIFICATE AT ITS GRAIN. The requirements the page tabulates, 'Licensing Agreement Required Required' and 'Identity Verification Not required Required Cost Free! (included in dues) $10/title', are carried as 'Non-Members: $10 per title. Requires a third-party identity verification service (such as Veriff).' and 'Every author must sign a binding license agreement for each title'. 'All issued credentials receive a unique registration number' agrees with 'You can search for a title, authors, or Human Authored registration number to see and confirm the certification details.'","THE MEMBER'S IDENTITY. 'Authors Guild Members: Free. Identity is verified upon joining.' The page states a waiver: 'Membership is not required but the $10/title fee and identity verification requirement are waived for Authors Guild members.' The census row records it as 'members are exempt from that requirement'; verification on joining is on no saved page.","THE MINIMAL USES WIDENED. The page's definition: '“Human Authored” means that the text of the book was written by a human and not generated by AI, with the exception of minimal uses such as AI applications that check spelling and grammar or for research.' The composition: 'spelling and grammar checks, research, outlining, indexing, or brainstorming do not disqualify a work', and 'written entirely by a human'. Indexing is in the FAQ card's snippet ('spelling, grammar checks, indices'); outlining and brainstorming, the 10-title cap, the exclusion of 'Audiobooks, translations' and the mark's sizes are on cards whose pages the census did not save.","THE NAME AND THE COLLABORATION UNANSWERED. The census row records that the saved page 'does not say whether a certification may carry a pen name', and reads the certificate as leaving no certifiable place for a work whose making includes the machine. The composition says nothing of the name a certification carries; its closing offers 'how collaborative multi-author works are handled'. The Publishers Weekly card, 'Authors Guild Expands 'Human Authored' Certification Program', is the expansion the page links ('Announcement of the expanded Human Authored program'), which the census row leaves undated."],"match":"BROAD MATCH","mt":"'AUTHORS GUILD HUMAN AUTHORED CERTIFICATION' ON THE OVERVIEW — THE CERTIFICATE AT ITS GRAIN; THE MEMBER'S IDENTITY WAIVER GIVEN AS VERIFICATION ON JOINING; THE MINIMAL USES WIDENED; THE NAME ON THE CERTIFICATE UNANSWERED","notes":{"operator":"with the pastes (01:59 EDT), the census names as printed for him at 01:42 EDT for their /non rows ('now we seat the captures, write the /nons'). His note in the paste, at Jacket2: 'no popup, ai mode:'. Fanlore and Archive of Our Own, on the printed list, were left out by him and excluded from the census at 01:49 EDT.","prompts":"The prompts are the operator's, as given with the paste; the run's hour is not in the paste, the date is the paste's receipt (2026-11-01 01:59 EDT)."},"originator":{"basis":"Not the archive's: an external resource, entered in the leesharks.com apparatus authorship census on 2026-11-01 (data/authorship-census, its own pages saved with hashes). Recorded 2026-11-01.","entity_type":"site","name":"Human Authored Certification","relation":"external","spxi_treatment":"partial"},"reading":"The innocent reading first. Asked for the certification, the Overview gives what it certifies, what it allows and excludes, what it costs members and others, where the mark goes and how a certification is checked."},"measures":{"archive_controlled_cites":0,"cite_list":[{"n":1,"note":null,"rel":"third_party","site":"The Authors Guild","snip":"Table_title: Certification Requirements Table_content: | | Authors Guild Members | Non-Members | | Licensing Agreement | Required | Required | | Identity Verifi...","title":"Human Authored Certification","url":null},{"n":2,"note":null,"rel":"third_party","site":"The Authors Guild","snip":"Purpose: Certify books fully authored by humans via the Authors Guild, allowing a de minimis use of generative AI (GAI) like spelling, grammar checks, indices, ...","title":"Human Authored FAQ - The Authors Guild","url":null},{"n":3,"note":null,"rel":"third_party","site":"Jane Friedman","snip":"Here is the full response from Mary Rasenberger at the Authors Guild. We also prevent fraudulent certification by requiring all users to sign a license agreemen...","title":"My Concerns About the Authors Guild Human Authored Certification—and ...","url":null},{"n":4,"note":null,"rel":"third_party","site":"The Authors Guild","snip":"Definition: Human Authored is an Authors Guild certification mark indicating a book's text was fully human-written, excluding de minimis AI grammar/spelling too...","title":"Human Authored Usage Guidelines - The Authors Guild","url":null},{"n":5,"note":null,"rel":"third_party","site":"Publishers Weekly","snip":"Authors Guild Expands 'Human Authored' Certification Program Under the guidelines for the program, a work qualifies as \"Human Authored\" if the text was fully wr...","title":"Authors Guild Expands 'Human Authored' Certification Program","url":null}],"cites":5,"per":0.5,"per_dim":{"after_challenge":null,"atoms":[{"atom":"name","dim":"M","evidence":"Human Authored Certification","kind":"token","present":true,"weight":3},{"atom":"operator","dim":"M","evidence":"Human Authored is an Authors Guild certification mark","kind":"role","present":true,"weight":3},{"atom":"claim boundary","dim":"M","evidence":"is a credential and seal verifying that a book's text was written entirely by a human rather than generated by artificial intelligence.","kind":"reading","present":true,"weight":2},{"atom":"purpose","dim":"D","evidence":"Purpose: Certify books fully authored by humans via the Authors Guild","kind":"reading","present":true,"weight":3},{"atom":"commitments","dim":"D","evidence":"Non-Members: $10 per title. Requires a third-party identity verification service (such as Veriff).","kind":"reading","present":true,"weight":2},{"atom":"identifier","dim":"D","evidence":"All issued credentials receive a unique registration number","kind":"role","present":true,"weight":1}],"basis":"reached: is a credential and seal verifying that a book's text was written entirely by a human rather than generated by artificial intelligence.; The certification reached by name, with its rules, requirements, pricing, mark and database.","entity_type":"site","gate":"scored","inversions":[],"qualifier":null,"reached":"same","read":{"brief":"rebuild/capture-registry/intake-20261101-authorship-aggregators/parts/authors-guild-human-authored.json","by":"intake reader, in session; spans and record quotes checked verbatim by scripts/per_backlog.py","external":true,"notes":"The certificate composed at its grain from the Guild's page and FAQ, with the member's identity waiver turned into verification on joining and the allowed uses widened past the page's definition. The question the census row asks of it, which name the certificate carries, is not reached.","on":"2026-11-01"},"scores":{"C":null,"D":0.0,"M":0.0,"PER":0.0},"spec":"PER-dim rubric v1.1","src":true,"standing_substitutions":[],"target":{"ent":"TGT-ext-ls-authors-guild-human-authored","name":"Human Authored Certification"},"tombstone_pointer":false},"per_note":"The Authors Guild named and its pages carded; registration numbers described, none given.","per_v":{"author":false,"id":false,"inst":true,"src":true}},"observation":{"auth":"signed out, incognito","date":"2026-11-01","ev":"paste","q":"Authors Guild Human Authored Certification","q_kind":"the census name; NEW address.","s":"Machine Reception","surface":"Google AI Overview","transcript":"[Google AI Overview at the query, signed out and incognito (operator defaults of 2026-10-01 and 2026-10-14). The paste is the Overview expanded (the 'AI Mode Conversation' view).] The 'You said' line carries the query twice, run together, and is given once here. Inline links are Google redirect URLs, kept as pasted.\n\n[QUERENT] Authors Guild Human Authored Certification\n\n[SYSTEM] The [Authors Guild Human Authored Certification](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAVsiO0aeYf1sc1f2-BNd6E9s1-W2a_H-yGkVRBa3QjI_av6qfH37Oa5nhbcA9KcTKDo_F6hCMwexAmUep7EieWGXFez0ci9RThkm6DXbaN9llYZP6W-XkyNM1X2w) is a credential and seal verifying that a book's text was written entirely by a human rather than generated by artificial intelligence. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZAHrOzAVDTKjvoQn7OLH9VGvMx8pBr3pj-0cnqAuQCky_Zr0SEcvR-4I7lbyT24tmSy0COqONEoR1PelW6Om42exP56EBs_c-2HY-5cvMWHCL-KpuqhFpotN2qvxKgmALRINMU0), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAEScQHrOzAVcU2I9QBABCYvFx35HJp-1ff4D2r7Hy1UdMwLGTE0h-sceWciPDbyrw1FqGJByKS5oOkvORaueDIBG5SVb91fTPnTlgLdjlWO3q-tEodJfvxukW-u3iiphJTxjDYv3BEhhxPSD-Ihk5O2gOiF)]\nCore Rules and Scope\n\n* Allowed AI Uses: Minimal, auxiliary tools like spelling and grammar checks, research, outlining, indexing, or brainstorming do not disqualify a work.\n* Excluded Content: Audiobooks, translations, and non-book formats require separate filings or are excluded.\n* Limits: Authors are capped at 10 title certifications per year without special permission. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAES6AEB6zswFWhohEa6x-4kV04iIe5QA29IkOAF-oSruq-DB1o572tGcq0oXGTk3UEsD83A5rkzBs9-t8faB31IR5Z5XDd6mqNHRUpXHA4FQWXOg1fGWNeFO7iFZV18nFVVm0snpg58o73d2RLvbL_xNbb53EGx6y-cA6BzZLDj9oOHMHCBImpjQn_oPfSm1Y0V69oC5X53cyyysxExEknafCwgBpo8NTuQPs6OtCpFhMi0q3lLMUkGFKTfQAzMzrAngIFROZdT1WIqYbmVLIDz1qtrrBe1YJ4Di5FnEtIlbtBCJuCcyhmCqmn1), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZAHrOzAVDTKjvoQn7OLH9VGvMx8pBr3pj-0cnqAuQCky_Zr0SEcvR-4I7lbyT24tmSy0COqONEoR1PelW6Om42exP56EBs_c-2HY-5cvMWHCL-KpuqhFpotN2qvxKgmALRINMU0)]\n\nRequirements and Pricing\n\n* Authors Guild Members: Free. Identity is verified upon joining.\n* Non-Members: $10 per title. Requires a third-party identity verification service (such as Veriff).\n* Agreement: Every author must sign a binding license agreement for each title, making legal commitments against fraudulent AI submissions (which carry risks of breach of contract, trademark infringement, and consumer fraud liability). [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAVsiO0aeYf1sc1f2-BNd6E9s1-W2a_H-yGkVRBa3QjI_av6qfH37Oa5nhbcA9KcTKDo_F6hCMwexAmUep7EieWGXFez0ci9RThkm6DXbaN9llYZP6W-XkyNM1X2w), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESswEB6zswFU9nmcme4jwqPzXtRW_6XqUaLNGZVflYMDkuJXePpGxfhpfig6R1NUQmFvQvWrD__dP_8_7vyDtE556RbexyRVms5r6B8XT-35oIxFs7LEKXxoyCjpsAQLTIDgmKt7l56JxVe0xGQNBsbxdG0SQe98RrDBYpVY2VOEK3Qn5gFk5iXr2hvm0I8eBNapWFVqFpBOBf_kmKQ6c7PIVWGL20nEE7CuMdYNUcYi_am5w8rQ), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZAHrOzAVDTKjvoQn7OLH9VGvMx8pBr3pj-0cnqAuQCky_Zr0SEcvR-4I7lbyT24tmSy0COqONEoR1PelW6Om42exP56EBs_c-2HY-5cvMWHCL-KpuqhFpotN2qvxKgmALRINMU0)]\n\nMark Usage and Verification\n\n* Where to Display: Can be placed on book covers (typically bottom corners), copyright pages, websites, and marketing materials (sized between 1/4 and 1 inch in diameter).\n* Public Database: All issued credentials receive a unique registration number and can be checked via the [Authors Guild Public Database](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAVsiO0aeYf1sc1f2-BNd6E9s1-W2a_H-yGkVRBa3QjI_av6qfH37Oa5nhbcA9KcTKDo_F6hCMwexAmUep7EieWGXFez0ci9RThkm6DXbaN9llYZP6W-XkyNM1X2w). [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAEScQHrOzAVcU2I9QBABCYvFx35HJp-1ff4D2r7Hy1UdMwLGTE0h-sceWciPDbyrw1FqGJByKS5oOkvORaueDIBG5SVb91fTPnTlgLdjlWO3q-tEodJfvxukW-u3iiphJTxjDYv3BEhhxPSD-Ihk5O2gOiF), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZAHrOzAVDTKjvoQn7OLH9VGvMx8pBr3pj-0cnqAuQCky_Zr0SEcvR-4I7lbyT24tmSy0COqONEoR1PelW6Om42exP56EBs_c-2HY-5cvMWHCL-KpuqhFpotN2qvxKgmALRINMU0), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAVsiO0aeYf1sc1f2-BNd6E9s1-W2a_H-yGkVRBa3QjI_av6qfH37Oa5nhbcA9KcTKDo_F6hCMwexAmUep7EieWGXFez0ci9RThkm6DXbaN9llYZP6W-XkyNM1X2w)]\n\nIf you are looking to register a title, would you like details on how to set up a non-member account or how collaborative multi-author works are handled?\nThe Authors Guild\nHuman Authored Certification\nTable_title: Certification Requirements Table_content: | | Authors Guild Members | Non-Members | | Licensing Agreement | Required | Required | | Identity Verifi...\nThe Authors Guild\nHuman Authored FAQ - The Authors Guild\nPurpose: Certify books fully authored by humans via the Authors Guild, allowing a de minimis use of generative AI (GAI) like spelling, grammar checks, indices, ...\nJane Friedman\nMy Concerns About the Authors Guild Human Authored Certification—and ...\nHere is the full response from Mary Rasenberger at the Authors Guild. We also prevent fraudulent certification by requiring all users to sign a license agreemen...\nThe Authors Guild\nHuman Authored Usage Guidelines - The Authors Guild\nDefinition: Human Authored is an Authors Guild certification mark indicating a book's text was fully human-written, excluding de minimis AI grammar/spelling too...\nPublishers Weekly\nAuthors Guild Expands 'Human Authored' Certification Program\nAuthors Guild Expands 'Human Authored' Certification Program Under the guidelines for the program, a work qualifies as \"Human Authored\" if the text was fully wr...\nAI responses may include mistakes. [Learn more](https://support.google.com/websearch?p=ai_overviews)","transcript_class":"CAPTURE-TIME VERBATIM RECORD — paste of the Overview expanded, with its source cards","transcript_complete":"complete as supplied","transcript_raw":"AI Mode Conversation\nYou said: Authors Guild Human Authored CertificationAuthors Guild Human Authored Certification\nThe [Authors Guild Human Authored Certification](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAVsiO0aeYf1sc1f2-BNd6E9s1-W2a_H-yGkVRBa3QjI_av6qfH37Oa5nhbcA9KcTKDo_F6hCMwexAmUep7EieWGXFez0ci9RThkm6DXbaN9llYZP6W-XkyNM1X2w) is a credential and seal verifying that a book's text was written entirely by a human rather than generated by artificial intelligence. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZAHrOzAVDTKjvoQn7OLH9VGvMx8pBr3pj-0cnqAuQCky_Zr0SEcvR-4I7lbyT24tmSy0COqONEoR1PelW6Om42exP56EBs_c-2HY-5cvMWHCL-KpuqhFpotN2qvxKgmALRINMU0), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAEScQHrOzAVcU2I9QBABCYvFx35HJp-1ff4D2r7Hy1UdMwLGTE0h-sceWciPDbyrw1FqGJByKS5oOkvORaueDIBG5SVb91fTPnTlgLdjlWO3q-tEodJfvxukW-u3iiphJTxjDYv3BEhhxPSD-Ihk5O2gOiF)]\nCore Rules and Scope\n\n* Allowed AI Uses: Minimal, auxiliary tools like spelling and grammar checks, research, outlining, indexing, or brainstorming do not disqualify a work.\n* Excluded Content: Audiobooks, translations, and non-book formats require separate filings or are excluded.\n* Limits: Authors are capped at 10 title certifications per year without special permission. [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAES6AEB6zswFWhohEa6x-4kV04iIe5QA29IkOAF-oSruq-DB1o572tGcq0oXGTk3UEsD83A5rkzBs9-t8faB31IR5Z5XDd6mqNHRUpXHA4FQWXOg1fGWNeFO7iFZV18nFVVm0snpg58o73d2RLvbL_xNbb53EGx6y-cA6BzZLDj9oOHMHCBImpjQn_oPfSm1Y0V69oC5X53cyyysxExEknafCwgBpo8NTuQPs6OtCpFhMi0q3lLMUkGFKTfQAzMzrAngIFROZdT1WIqYbmVLIDz1qtrrBe1YJ4Di5FnEtIlbtBCJuCcyhmCqmn1), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZAHrOzAVDTKjvoQn7OLH9VGvMx8pBr3pj-0cnqAuQCky_Zr0SEcvR-4I7lbyT24tmSy0COqONEoR1PelW6Om42exP56EBs_c-2HY-5cvMWHCL-KpuqhFpotN2qvxKgmALRINMU0)]\n\nRequirements and Pricing\n\n* Authors Guild Members: Free. Identity is verified upon joining.\n* Non-Members: $10 per title. Requires a third-party identity verification service (such as Veriff).\n* Agreement: Every author must sign a binding license agreement for each title, making legal commitments against fraudulent AI submissions (which carry risks of breach of contract, trademark infringement, and consumer fraud liability). [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAVsiO0aeYf1sc1f2-BNd6E9s1-W2a_H-yGkVRBa3QjI_av6qfH37Oa5nhbcA9KcTKDo_F6hCMwexAmUep7EieWGXFez0ci9RThkm6DXbaN9llYZP6W-XkyNM1X2w), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESswEB6zswFU9nmcme4jwqPzXtRW_6XqUaLNGZVflYMDkuJXePpGxfhpfig6R1NUQmFvQvWrD__dP_8_7vyDtE556RbexyRVms5r6B8XT-35oIxFs7LEKXxoyCjpsAQLTIDgmKt7l56JxVe0xGQNBsbxdG0SQe98RrDBYpVY2VOEK3Qn5gFk5iXr2hvm0I8eBNapWFVqFpBOBf_kmKQ6c7PIVWGL20nEE7CuMdYNUcYi_am5w8rQ), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZAHrOzAVDTKjvoQn7OLH9VGvMx8pBr3pj-0cnqAuQCky_Zr0SEcvR-4I7lbyT24tmSy0COqONEoR1PelW6Om42exP56EBs_c-2HY-5cvMWHCL-KpuqhFpotN2qvxKgmALRINMU0)]\n\nMark Usage and Verification\n\n* Where to Display: Can be placed on book covers (typically bottom corners), copyright pages, websites, and marketing materials (sized between 1/4 and 1 inch in diameter).\n* Public Database: All issued credentials receive a unique registration number and can be checked via the [Authors Guild Public Database](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAVsiO0aeYf1sc1f2-BNd6E9s1-W2a_H-yGkVRBa3QjI_av6qfH37Oa5nhbcA9KcTKDo_F6hCMwexAmUep7EieWGXFez0ci9RThkm6DXbaN9llYZP6W-XkyNM1X2w). [[1](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAEScQHrOzAVcU2I9QBABCYvFx35HJp-1ff4D2r7Hy1UdMwLGTE0h-sceWciPDbyrw1FqGJByKS5oOkvORaueDIBG5SVb91fTPnTlgLdjlWO3q-tEodJfvxukW-u3iiphJTxjDYv3BEhhxPSD-Ihk5O2gOiF), [2](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESZAHrOzAVDTKjvoQn7OLH9VGvMx8pBr3pj-0cnqAuQCky_Zr0SEcvR-4I7lbyT24tmSy0COqONEoR1PelW6Om42exP56EBs_c-2HY-5cvMWHCL-KpuqhFpotN2qvxKgmALRINMU0), [3](https://www.google.com/goto?url=CAESYAHrOzAVsiO0aeYf1sc1f2-BNd6E9s1-W2a_H-yGkVRBa3QjI_av6qfH37Oa5nhbcA9KcTKDo_F6hCMwexAmUep7EieWGXFez0ci9RThkm6DXbaN9llYZP6W-XkyNM1X2w)]\n\nIf you are looking to register a title, would you like details on how to set up a non-member account or how collaborative multi-author works are handled?\nThe Authors Guild\nHuman Authored Certification\nTable_title: Certification Requirements Table_content: | | Authors Guild Members | Non-Members | | Licensing Agreement | Required | Required | | Identity Verifi...\nThe Authors Guild\nHuman Authored FAQ - The Authors Guild\nPurpose: Certify books fully authored by humans via the Authors Guild, allowing a de minimis use of generative AI (GAI) like spelling, grammar checks, indices, ...\nJane Friedman\nMy Concerns About the Authors Guild Human Authored Certification—and ...\nHere is the full response from Mary Rasenberger at the Authors Guild. We also prevent fraudulent certification by requiring all users to sign a license agreemen...\nThe Authors Guild\nHuman Authored Usage Guidelines - The Authors Guild\nDefinition: Human Authored is an Authors Guild certification mark indicating a book's text was fully human-written, excluding de minimis AI grammar/spelling too...\nPublishers Weekly\nAuthors Guild Expands 'Human Authored' Certification Program\nAuthors Guild Expands 'Human Authored' Certification Program Under the guidelines for the program, a work qualifies as \"Human Authored\" if the text was fully wr...\nAI responses may include mistakes. [Learn more](https://support.google.com/websearch?p=ai_overviews)\n","transcript_read":"READ IN FULL 2026-11-01","turns":1},"slug":"authors-guild-human-authored-certification-aio-20261101"}