human-made matters: certifying AI-free creativity and why it’s good for industrial brands
Full Gallant Conversations episode embedded below; stream as you read.
Quick-Read Why
In every industrial market—from technical publishing to product CAD—buyers are asking, “Was this built by people or by a prompt?”
AI-Free Certification enables creators to stamp definitive proof on any work—literary, audio, visual, or graphic—that no generative model supplied the ideas. Founder Seth (NASA alum, IP attorney, novelist) explains how the mark works and why it matters for trust, valuation, and IP clarity.
1. What “AI-Free” Actually Means
Certification mark, not a copyright.
Modeled on Underwriters Laboratories & ENERGY STAR.
Focuses on the nature/quality of the work, not ownership.
Four launch categories:
Literary (books, white-papers)
Graphic arts (images, covers, UI comps)
Audio (music, voice)
Visual recordings (video, film)
Permissible AI gate.
Spell-check, synonym lists, color-matching tools = allowed.
AI that creates content = not AI-Free.
2. Why Industrial Innovators Should Care
Risk
IP ambiguity in investor due diligence
Specifiers doubt human expertise
Compliance teams wary of AI-generated docs
Impact
Lower valuation multiples
Lost bids, slower adoption
Procurement delays
AI-Free Fix
Embed the badge → instant provenance
QR code links to a verified record
Standards map to USPTO certification-mark rules
3. How Certification Works (Two-Minute Flow)
Visit aifreecert.com
Answer short survey (AI used? Permissible AI? None?)
Upload sample (or whole file for hash match)
Affirm & pay (first 10,000 files free; then $0.99/work)
Get a digital badge + certificate number + QR link
A cryptographic hash locks the original file—change one byte and the badge fails.
4. Beyond Art: Coming Categories
Design & CAD – locking down AI-free engineering files.
Accessibility lane – allowing AI assistance only to offset disabilities (e.g., vision-impaired creators dictating visual scenes).
5. Launch Checklist for Your Team
Identify high-value assets (white-papers, product renders, training videos).
Run them through AI-Free’s two-minute flow.
Swap old watermarks for the AI-Free badge in your creative works.
Update RFP packages—add badge to prove human authorship.
Push a LinkedIn carousel: “Why we certify our content as human-made.”
Listen & Act
Play the episode above for the full 40-minute breakdown.
Register one flagship asset—free while early slots remain.
Book a Gallant Content-Governance Sprint: we’ll map which materials deserve the badge and where to deploy it across web, sales enablement, and your product design.
The market still values human insight—make sure yours is unmistakable.
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