The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the body responsible for the standards used across the web, has just released a draft document that will introduce a new header to make it easier to determine whether AI was used on a web page. According to the AI Content Disclosure Header draft, this proposed metadata will make it easier for machines to determine how AI is involved in the production of a particular site for easier automation, indexing, and compliance. “The goal of AI-Disclosure is to offer a low-overhead, easily parsable signal primarily for automated systems like web crawlers, archiving tools, or user agents that may need a quick indication of AI usage without processing complex manifests,” the draft document said. “This header is intended to be applied at the entire response level.” There is no standardized, machine-readable way to determine if artificial intelligence was used in the creation of a site. While there are some existing ways to warn the consumer that content is AI-generated — either through written disclaimers on the page or watermarks on the video or image — these can’t be easily detected by machines and apps.

Full report : Internet standards body proposes new header field disclosing AI — will make it easier for machines to determine if AI was used on a site.