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Policy · Updated 6 Oct, 09:30 am IST

REAL Rating: six-level framework to disclose human–AI collaboration

Why it matters for readers: It makes it easier to tell how much AI was used to create media or software you encounter online.

  • The REAL Rating introduces a six-tier scale (Levels 0–5) to report AI involvement in product creation and user experience.1
  • The framework is intended to address limitations of binary disclosure and technical watermarking by providing more granular, user-facing clarity.1
  • The paper details methodology and application examples across text, image, audio, video and software products.1
  • The work was published on arXiv on 2 October 2026 by Imène Goumiri and co-authors.1

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