Does Your Site Need a /ai Page?

After seeing an example on cassidoo's site, I decided to add an "AI Transparency" page to my site as well.

Both she and the post she links make a really good point about how, if a person or company is transparent about how they use AI, it helps us trust that their work is more authentic in general. They recommend adding a page to your site (e.g. /ai) that details how you make use of generative AI (or not). From the simplest "No posts on this site are written with generative AI," to a longer, more detailed breakdown, the idea is not to cover your bases with legalese, but to be authentic, clear, and real. It's not a bad thing to use AI, necessarily. It's a tool like any other, and a user needs to understand how it works--pro's, con's, strengths, and dangers. But it's good to be open about it to help people understand and gain context for your work.

And if you do decide to add one to your site, you can add your site to this public database of /ai page-having sites!

Comments

[Ben Sinclair]

Good shout. I've just done it.

[Ava Nichols]

This is a good call

[david duymelinck]

If you see AI as a tool why would it be more important than any other generator tool that is deserves a dedicated page?
Does it make your content more authentic if you break down your AI use?

I agree that transparency matters. On the other hand I see how the page can just be a marketing sticker. I randomly clicked on pages in the public database, and I noticed people already removed the page or linked it to a more general about page.

What is next, adding an ai attribute to html tags to distinguish which parts of the page are AI generated?

<p ai="none">Look at me, I'm writing with my keyboard.</p>

<p ai="mixed">I'm a human edited text.</p>

<p ai="all">No human touched this text.</p>

Maybe I'm naive but I think if you have something to be proud of it will be recognized by other people when you make it public. Sometimes people will see the benefit, and other times it will fall in deaf ears.