The DAIU Framework Overview
The Disclose AI Usage (DAIU, pronounced “D-AI-YOU”) framework provides a simple, consistent way for individuals, teams, and organizations to share how AI contributed, or did not contribute, to any piece of creative or informational work. It focuses on clarity, not judgment.
DAIU is designed to support various formats:
Articles, essays, research papers, blog posts, social media, photographs, artwork, audio, video, slide decks, datasets, course materials, and more. You can express a disclosure as plain text, an icon badge, or metadata.
Our Guiding Principles
Voluntary and Trust-Based
DAIU is self-declared. Creators choose to disclose how AI was involved (or not involved) and foster transparency without enforcement.
Platform-Neutral
Works across websites, social platforms, video, documents, galleries, and print.
Clear, Not Judgmental
Human-made and AI-assisted work are both supported when creators are open about the process.
Simple to Use
Share disclosures as plain text, meta-tags, or icon badges. No logins or special tooling required.
Built to Fit
Complements existing metadata systems like IPTC and C2PA. Adds clarity without extra technical friction.
Two Components:
Origin + Involvement Level
Every DAIU tag is based on two simple questions.
1. Content Origin
| Code | Label | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| HM | Human Made | The initial core creative content i.e. the first capture, draft, or sketch; was produced by a human. Any AI that enters the workflow only supports (spell-check, denoise, resize, light paraphrase, etc.) and does not supply substantial new creative material. |
| AG | AI Collaborator | A generative-AI system produced the initial, substantive draft or synthetic content that anchors the piece. Humans may prompt, curate, or edit afterward, but the base material originated from AI. As long as that AI-origin core remains, the work stays in the AG family (Remix → Major → Full) |
2. AI Involvement
| Level | What It Means | Typical Examples |
|---|---|---|
| None | Zero AI Involvement i.e. No AI was used in creation or editing. | Text: Essay typed and proof-read by the author using a classic spell-checker, no AI rewrite Photo: DSLR image with only manual exposure and color sliders applied, no AI filters or sky-replacement Audio: Acoustic guitar track recorded and mixed with EQ and compression, no AI mastering or noise reduction Video: Footage trimmed and color-graded using manual editing tools only — no AI-based stabilization, interpolation, or enhancement applied. |
| Assist | AI provided minor, mechanical help without adding new creative elements. | Text: AI grammar checker rewrites sentences for clarity Text: ChatGPT suggests alternative headlines Photo: Image denoised with an AI filter Video: Automatic subtitles generated by an AI speech-to-text tool |
| Remix | AI generated elements or suggestions that a human re-worked or creatively transformed. | Photo: Photoshop Generative Fill adds clouds to a landscape Text: ChatGPT rewrites an entire paragraph in a new tone for author to blend it in Audio: AI music loop sampled and layered into a human-composed track Video: AI frame-interpolation creates smooth slow-motion, then the filmmaker edits the clip |
| Major | AI produced most creative content while a human curated or refined it. | Image: Midjourney or Open AI artwork heavily painted over by the artist Text: GPT draft rewritten and fact-checked by an editor Audio: AI melody orchestrated and arranged by a composer Video: A text-to-video model generates the core scene; the director trims and color-grades it |
| Full | Content shown almost exactly as generated by AI with no or minimal human edits. | Image: Raw Mid-Journey or Stable Diffusion image published as-is Text: ChatGPT story posted verbatim Audio: AI generated song released unedited Video: A short clip generated by Runway ML or Sora or Veo that is uploaded without any human changes |
Valid Combination Grid
Content Origin & AI Involvement Levels
| Origin | None | Assist | Remix | Major | Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM – Human | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✖ | ✖ |
| AG – AI Generated | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
- HM + Major / HM + Full are invalid or impossible because AI would be the primary creator at that level.
- AG + None / AG + Assist are invalid or impossible because an AI collaborator implies some AI involvement.
Example Disclosures
Caption Example
Short length option
Origin: hm-assist https://daiu.org/1.0/hm-assist
Description option
Origin: HM · Assist - "[Describe how AI was used, e.g., 'Used AI for article title suggestions and reformatting']" See details: https://daiu.org/1.0/hm-assistMeta-Tag Example
<meta name="daiu:origin" content="HM">
<meta name="daiu:level" content="assist">
<meta name="daiu:verification" content="DAIU 1.0">
<meta name="daiu:description" content="[Describe how AI was used, e.g., 'Minor color correction and background noise removal using an AI tool.']">Social Media Post Example
Blog Post / Article Example
