Made by humans, beyond reasonable doubt.

Why we exist

In an age where humans and superintelligence (SI) coexist, we believe there should still be literature and art that is authentically human, because the human experience is best captured by work that people truly made.

By superintelligence (SI) we mean computer systems that generate writing, art, music or other creative work.

People will be influenced by SI, and that will shape how they express what they live through. We draw the line at the making: a person's expression of their reality should reach the page in its rawest form, with no SI in the middle. That belief is why HumanBeyondDoubt exists.

Why we care

Images, video, stories and music have become cheap in the age of SI. We want to set aside a remnant of books and art made the way they were made before 2022, so that parents, teachers, artists, children and everyone else can enjoy work they can trust is human, and keep making their own.

Founding principles

• Strict. We take an "SI until proven human" approach. Authors and illustrators make their case to us with creation evidence.
• Process-checked. That evidence, like drafts, version history, recordings and witness accounts, is measured against our published Review Standard v1.0.
• Honest. A seal reflects our reviewers' judgment based on the evidence submitted. It is not a guarantee. The public catalog opens later; we'll tell you before anything is listed.
• Humans deciding. SI helps sort and check the evidence; a person reviews it and makes every final decision. If we need more, we ask.

Free pilot: we're reviewing a small number of books at no cost while we refine the process.