Question 1

What do I actually get?

Accepted Answer

Each work you publish gets a public page of its own. When you declare it human-made, that page carries your declaration: your name, the date, and the standard you affirmed. You get a link and a badge you can paste into a site, a README, or a shop listing. Publishing is free and unlimited; declaring is what is counted (function(){throw Error("Attempted to call FREE_DECLARATIONS() from the server but FREE_DECLARATIONS is on the client. It's not possible to invoke a client function from the server, it can only be rendered as a Component or passed to props of a Client Component.")} on a free account, unlimited for members).

Question 2

Who checks my declaration?

Accepted Answer

Nobody yet. A declaration is your word, in your name, on a dated public page. Ars Humana review, where a person reads the record of the work and may speak with you before putting our name beside yours, is a separate paid service that has not opened. When it does, members pay less.

Question 3

What stops someone declaring AI work?

Accepted Answer

Their name is on it, in public, with a date, permanently. Our Terms let us withdraw or annotate a declaration we find to be fraudulent. A way to report a work from its page is coming; until then, write to hello@arshumana.org with the link and what you saw.

Question 4

Can I see what a declared work looks like?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every declared work has a public page showing the work, the creator's words about it, the timeline of how it was made, and a link to the declaration itself.

Question 5

Who is behind Ars Humana?

Accepted Answer

A small team, named on the About page. Write to hello@arshumana.org and a person answers.

Question 6

Where is the line on AI?

Accepted Answer

A work is human-made when no generative AI tool produced or materially altered its content. Nothing in it was generated, written, composed, drawn, or extended by AI, and no AI chose the work’s content or direction for you. Ordinary software is fine, including tools that use AI under the hood for something other than generating content: a brush engine, a camera, a DAW, a word processor, a compiler, noise reduction, autocomplete that finishes a word you started, a spell-checker that flags a mistake without rewriting your sentence. The line is content: if a generative AI feature produced or substantially reshaped what the work says, shows, or sounds like, the work is not human-made under this standard, even if the rest of your process was AI-free.

Question 7

Do I have to show my drafts or process?

Accepted Answer

No. The timeline is optional. Anything you add to it is public once the work is published, so add only what you are willing to show. It helps anyone weighing your declaration, and it will matter if you ask for Ars Humana review later.

Question 8

Can I declare older work with no process evidence?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The declaration is about the work and how it was made, not about what you kept. Declare it if it meets the standard.

Question 9

Is this only for paintings and illustration?

Accepted Answer

No. Works are filed under Art & Illustration, Photography, Music & Audio, Design, Software Development, Writing, Film & Video, Crafts, Other. Each gets the same page and the same declaration.

Question 10

What files can I upload, and how big?

Accepted Answer

A cover image for the work, and images, video, audio, and documents on the timeline. Video is streamed. Keep single files under 50 MB; put long video in as video so it streams rather than downloads.

Question 11

What does it cost?

Accepted Answer

Publishing is free and unlimited. A free account can declare function(){throw Error("Attempted to call FREE_DECLARATIONS() from the server but FREE_DECLARATIONS is on the client. It's not possible to invoke a client function from the server, it can only be rendered as a Component or passed to props of a Client Component.")} works human-made, for the life of the account. Membership is $19.95 a month or $199 a year: unlimited declarations (up to function(){throw Error("Attempted to call MEMBER_DAILY_DECLARATIONS() from the server but MEMBER_DAILY_DECLARATIONS is on the client. It's not possible to invoke a client function from the server, it can only be rendered as a Component or passed to props of a Client Component.")} a day), a Member mark, and a reduced price on Ars Humana review when it opens.

Question 12

What happens if I cancel?

Accepted Answer

Every declaration you make is permanent. If you cancel, nothing is revoked, nothing is hidden, and no certificate stops working — the works you have declared stay declared, for good.

Question 13

Do I give up any rights by uploading?

Accepted Answer

No. You keep ownership of your work. You give Ars Humana a limited license to store it and show it on your own pages. We never claim ownership and never sell your work.

Question 14

Is a declaration legally meaningful?

Accepted Answer

It is a dated public record, in your name, of what you stated about the work. It is not copyright registration, not a blockchain record, not a forensic proof, and not legal advice.

Question 15

What is Proof of Human, and do I need it?

Accepted Answer

Optional. Proof of Human is a World ID verification that adds a Verified Human badge to your profile. It is never required to publish or to declare.

Question 16

Why only email and password?

Accepted Answer

To keep sign-in simple while the product is young. More ways to sign in may come later.

Question 17

Can I sell work or take commissions here?

Accepted Answer

Not yet. Today Ars Humana gives you a profile and a page per work. Selling and commissions are not built.

Question 18

Will anyone see my work?

Accepted Answer

Your profile and work pages are public and can be found by search engines. There is no feed or discovery on Ars Humana yet, so you bring your audience by sharing the link.

Question 19

How do I use the badge?

Accepted Answer

Once a work is declared, its share card in your studio gives you the link, an HTML snippet, and a Markdown snippet. Paste them into your site, a README, or a shop listing that allows HTML. The badge links back to the declaration page.

Question 20

Can I delete a work? What happens to its declaration?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Remove it from the work's settings. Its page and badge stop resolving. The declaration still counts toward your function(){throw Error("Attempted to call FREE_DECLARATIONS() from the server but FREE_DECLARATIONS is on the client. It's not possible to invoke a client function from the server, it can only be rendered as a Component or passed to props of a Client Component.")}: deleting does not refund one.

Question 21

Is my email address public?

Accepted Answer

No. Your public profile shows your name, headline, bio, avatar, skills, and any links you add. Your email is never shown.

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