How to Write an AI Usage Disclosure (With Templates)
Updated 21 May 2026
An AI usage disclosure is a short statement that tells your audience a piece of content was created or assisted by artificial intelligence. Writing one well is not complicated, but a vague or buried disclosure does little good. This guide covers what to include, how to phrase it, and where to put it — with templates you can copy.
What a good AI disclosure includes
A clear disclosure answers three questions without the reader having to think: what was made with AI, how much of it (fully generated or AI-assisted), and — where relevant — which tool or who is responsible. You do not need legal language. Plain, direct wording is more credible than dense boilerplate.
- Be specific. “This image was generated with AI” is better than “this page may contain AI content.”
- State the degree. Distinguish fully AI-generated content from content that was only AI-assisted (for example, AI-edited or AI-summarised).
- Flag real people. If the content is a synthetic likeness of a real, identifiable person, say so explicitly.
- Avoid hedging. Words like “might” or “possibly” undermine the disclosure.
Templates you can copy
For an AI-generated image:
“This image was created using generative AI and does not depict a real scene.”
For an AI-assisted article:
“Parts of this article were drafted with the assistance of an AI writing tool and reviewed by a human editor.”
For AI-generated video or audio:
“This [video/audio] contains content generated by artificial intelligence.”
For a synthetic likeness of a real person:
“This content is an AI-generated likeness of a real person and does not depict real events.”
Where to place the disclosure
Placement matters as much as wording. The disclosure should be visible at the point the audience consumes the content — not hidden in a footer or behind a click. For an image, use a caption or an on-image badge. For an article, a line at the top or bottom. For video, the description and ideally an on-screen note early in the clip. For audio, the show notes or a spoken intro line.
Make it machine-readable too
For images, a strong disclosure is also embedded in the file as metadata, so platforms and automated systems can detect it even if the visible caption is stripped. Our free disclosure generator produces the visible statement and writes the metadata into your JPEG or PNG automatically.
This guide is general information, not legal advice. Requirements vary by jurisdiction.