A Five-Level Taxonomy for Labeling How Much AI Went Into Text and Image Work
AdrianBezalel · reddit · 2026-10-10
A Reddit user proposes a taxonomy to replace the coarse 'AI or not AI' binary with five categories describing how creators actually interact with AI in text and image work: Penned (fully human, only traditional tools), Authored (human draft, AI as editor), Composed (human core, AI fills gaps), Directed (human outline, AI drafts under supervision), and Generated.
The framework is based on the creator's interaction with AI rather than effort level, includes a 'removal test' for each tier, and comes with suggested use cases per category. The author hand-typed the post as a gesture of good faith and frames it as a transparency aid, not an endorsement or rejection of AI.
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