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Resources

Use this section to browse templates, guides, and educational pages about provenance disclosure and the role of AI in creating work products.

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Available Resources

AI Use Statement Template

Example framing and reusable language for describing how AI tools were used in producing a document, product, or piece of content.

AI Disclosure Statement

A concise explanation of what an AI disclosure statement is, how it differs from other transparency language, and what readers expect it to answer.

AI Transparency Statement

A practical explanation of broader AI transparency language and how it differs from a specific disclosure about one work product.

What Is a Transparency Statement?

A broad explainer on transparency statements, why AI makes them harder to do well, and when a structured disclosure is the better answer.

What Is a Provenance Disclosure?

A plain-language explanation of what a provenance disclosure is, what it includes, and why organizations use it when a short AI statement is not enough.

How to Disclose AI Use

A straightforward guide to what a useful AI disclosure should answer, when a short statement may be enough, and when a fuller record is needed.

Human Authored With AI Assistance

Practical language for describing content that remained under human control while AI tools supported drafting, research, coding, or design work.

Can AI Generated Content Be Copyrighted?

An overview of how human authorship, AI-assisted workflows, and documentation affect practical copyright questions for organizations using generative tools.

Generative AI Copyright Disclosure Act

An explanation of the 2024 federal bill that proposed training-data disclosure obligations for generative AI systems and what it does and does not mean for organizations releasing AI-assisted work.

When to Use a Provenance Disclosure

Scenario-based guidance on when a structured provenance disclosure is useful for reports, marketing content, research, product materials, and other deliverables.

Who Should Sign an AI Disclosure

A guide to accountability, approval, and which person should stand behind the final statement about how AI was used.

Provenance Disclosure vs AI Detection

A comparison of process-based disclosure records and classifier-style AI detection, with an emphasis on trust, accountability, and reviewability.

Content Credentials vs Provenance Disclosure

A comparison of media authenticity metadata and structured disclosure records, with guidance on when one or both may be appropriate.

Create a Provenance Disclosure

If you need a formal record describing how AI was used in creating a document, report, product artifact, or other work, generate a structured provenance disclosure.