In the United Kingdom, the “Organic Literature” initiative has appeared — a special label confirming that a book was written by a real, living author. The idea belongs to the startup Books By People. Its goal is to help readers distinguish texts created by the human mind from those written by artificial intelligence.
To receive the “organic” stamp, a book must be written by a human almost from start to finish. Minimal AI help is allowed at the level of layout or gathering reference information. Publishers that want to take part undergo checks and pay a fee.
The first book with this label appeared in November: it is Telenovela — a novel by Chilean-British author Gonzalo C. García. Independent publishers have already joined the project: Galley Beggar Press, Bluemoose Books, Snowbooks, Scorpius Books and Bedford Square Publishers.
The Publishers Association in the UK supports the initiative. There is no national mandatory labeling yet, but the association stresses that such steps are important for preserving the value of critical thinking and genuine creativity. It also calls on online retailers to monitor more carefully books that may have been created with AI.
The “Organic Literature” label is an attempt to restore trust in the world of creativity. Perhaps soon we will choose books the way we choose products in a store: marked “no AI,” “handmade,” “contains a human.”
