UK startup Books by People wins approval for 'organic literature' human-authorship stamp
nordicinst · x · 2026-10-07
Amid a wave of author AI-use scandals, UK startup Books by People has received UK Intellectual Property Office approval to distribute a fingerprint-style stamp certifying books as human-written.
- Unlike honor-system schemes like Human Authored, it requires an authorship declaration, runs manuscripts through proprietary software, and manually reviews early drafts and research materials for "indicators of humanity."
- Publishers pay a flat membership fee plus per-book charges.
- Cofounder Esme Dennys: the goal is not to ban AI books but to give readers the choice of human-authored work.
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