Source: WIRED
The publishing industry is now requiring authors to document their creative process—timestamps, drafts, metadata—to prove they didn't use AI. This shifts the burden of proof onto writers rather than platforms or publishers themselves. It creates a practical nightmare for authors while doing little to address the core problem: publishers have no reliable way to detect AI-generated text and are essentially asking writers to perform authenticity rather than solve the underlying verification crisis. Whoever builds the trusted credential system wins, because paper trails only matter if someone trustworthy certifies them.