When to include an AI disclosure
More schools, journals, publishers, and clients now ask people to say whether and how they used AI. Include a disclosure whenever your school, course, publication, or contract asks for one. If the rules are unclear, a short, honest disclosure is almost always the safer choice: undisclosed AI use is usually treated more seriously than disclosed use.
What a good disclosure says
- Which AI tool or tools you used, by name
- What you used them for, such as brainstorming, explaining a concept, or checking grammar
- Which parts of the work, if any, began as AI-generated text
- How you checked, changed, or fact-checked the output
- That you take responsibility for the final work
Where to put it
For school work, add it at the end of the assignment unless your instructor says otherwise. For articles and books, publishers often want it in an acknowledgments note or a message to the editor. For research, many journals ask for it in the methods or acknowledgments section. For client work, include it in your delivery note or invoice message.
Does using a grammar checker count?
It depends on the rules you are under. Many policies treat simple spelling and grammar fixes differently from AI that rewrites or generates text, but some newer grammar tools do both. If a tool suggested new wording, not just corrections, it is safest to mention it.
Make your disclosure stronger
A disclosure tells people what you did. A writing record shows it. If you write in Prove Human, you can add your certificate link to the statement so anyone can see how the work was created.