# AI Transparency Index (In progress)![[MattARt.jpg]] ## About AI Transparency Index As we march into an AI-powered future, the line between human and machine is beginning to blur. Soon, we won’t always know what comes from flesh and what comes from silicon. This shift is happening everywhere, including in text, images, video, and even ideas. The outputs are increasingly convincing, and the processes behind them are increasingly hidden. If we care about what it means to be human, about creativity, authorship, and trust, we need better ways to identify when, where, and how AI has played a role. Right now, we don’t have a shared vocabulary for AI involvement. Most of us are cautiously dipping out toes into the AI swimming pool in private, but there’s no common language to describe what that involvement looks like. We haven’t developed clear ethics around it either. That absence is a problem, not just for artists or writers, but for anyone navigating systems that depend on trust, truth, or interpersonal connection. In politics, journalism, education, relationships knowing what is human-made matters. Without transparency, AI-generated content can easily become manipulative, misleading, or simply misrepresented. The lack of clarity can erode trust. With the rise of agentic AI it will become vital to know when we are engaging with people or AI agents. What I’m proposing is a lightweight, standardized labeling system, a simple set of markers that indicate the level of AI involvement in any given piece of work. Maybe something like the nutrition facts on the back of food products. Something anyone can use to be more transparent and intentional with their use of these tools. It’s not about shame or purity. It’s about honesty, accountability, and building a culture where we can talk about these things openly. ## Examples of AI Involvement Labels - **E** – _Editing_ Minor surface-level help. AI assisted with grammar, spelling, or rewording suggestions, but did not affect the substance of the content. - **B** – _Brainstorming_ AI was used to bounce around ideas or generate starting points, but the final concept and execution came from the human. - **I** – _Ideation_ AI contributed to the core ideas or themes. The concept itself was shaped through a collaborative or semi-collaborative process. - **O** – _Organization_ AI helped structure or arrange the material, but the content and ideas were provided entirely by the human author. - **A** – _Agentic_ The work was generated and published autonomously by AI, with little to no human intervention beyond initiating the process. #### AI Transparency for this content E - AI was used for light spelling, grammar and clarity. All ideas, sentence structure and overall content is mine.