Re: I wish to propose a META tag for AI Generated content if it does not exist

RDFa will give you the functionality you need for this.

https://www.w3.org/MarkUp/2009/rdfa-for-html-authors

Best wishes,

Steven Pemberton

On Monday 11 September 2023 18:32:16 (+02:00), David Woolley wrote:

 > HTML was never maintained through the Internet RFC mechanism.
 > 
 > W3C no longer maintain the HTML specification, that is under the control 

 > of an industry consortium called WHATWG.  The W3C produced 
 > specifications do not allow META as a child of DIV.  I'm not clear on 
 > the the WHATWG ones as they don't have a DTD.
 > 
 > What you are describing is not a tag, but a metadata name (for use in 
 > META elements).
 > 
 > On 11/09/2023 04:45, rfc@ritman.com wrote:
 > > There is a great fear among content publishers of being penalized by 
 > > search engines for using AI generated content, so I wish to propose 
this 
 > > tag if it does not exist so that users can know they are consuming AI 
 > > generated content, and search engines will "know" that it is in fact 
AI 
 > > generated content, and weigh that in to the algorithm that determines 
 > > the value of any given content versus the given search term.
 > > 
 > > Is this the correct email thread? If not could you please help point 
me 
 > > to the correct resource? Thank you very much. I am afraid I do not 
know 
 > > how to research this properly as I have never even though of 
submitting 
 > > a new META tag until now. I appreciate you
 > > 
 > >     - Richard Monahan
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > > RFC Proposal: AI-Generated Content Meta Tag
 > > Abstract
 > > This RFC proposes the addition of a new meta tag in HTML to indicate 
 > > that content on a webpage has been generated by artificial 
intelligence 
 > > (AI) systems. The purpose of this meta tag is to provide transparency 
to 
 > > users and enable web browsers, search engines, and other user agents 
to 
 > > handle AI-generated content appropriately.
 > > 
 > > Status of This Memo
 > > This document is a proposal for an Internet Standard. Distribution of 
 > > this memo is unlimited.
 > > 
 > > Table of Contents
 > > Introduction
 > > 
 > > Motivation
 > > Scope
 > > Specification
 > > 
 > > Definition of the Meta Tag
 > > Syntax
 > > Examples of Usage
 > > Use Cases and Benefits
 > > Security Considerations
 > > 
 > > Privacy
 > > Trustworthiness
 > > IANA Considerations
 > > 
 > > Registration of the 'ai-generated' Meta Tag
 > > References
 > > 
 > > Relevant standards and documents
 > > 1. Introduction
 > > 1.1 Motivation
 > > AI-generated content is becoming increasingly prevalent on the web, 
and 
 > > users may benefit from knowing when content has been created by AI 
 > > systems. This meta tag proposal aims to provide a standardized way to 
 > > indicate AI-generated content.
 > > 
 > > 1.2 Scope
 > > This RFC defines a new meta tag, "ai-generated," that can be added to 
 > > HTML documents to indicate AI involvement in content generation.
 > > 
 > > 2. Specification
 > > 2.1 Definition of the Meta Tag
 > > The "ai-generated" meta tag is used to indicate that the content 
within 
 > > the HTML document has been generated, in whole or in part, by 
artificial 
 > > intelligence systems.
 > > 
 > > 2.2 Syntax
 > > The "ai-generated" meta tag can be added to the <head> section of an 
 > > HTML document as follows:
 > > 
 > > html
 > > Copy code
 > > <meta name="ai-generated" content="true">
 > > 2.3 Examples of Usage
 > > Example 1: Entire Page Generated by AI
 > > html
 > > Copy code
 > > <!DOCTYPE html>
 > > <html>
 > > <head>
 > >    <meta name="ai-generated" content="true">
 > >    <title>AI-Generated Page</title>
 > > </head>
 > > <body>
 > >    <!-- AI-generated content here -->
 > > </body>
 > > </html>
 > > Example 2: AI-Generated Section
 > > html
 > > Copy code
 > > <!DOCTYPE html>
 > > <html>
 > > <head>
 > >    <title>Web Page</title>
 > > </head>
 > > <body>
 > >    <div>
 > >      <p>This section is AI-generated.</p>
 > >    </div>
 > >    <div>
 > >      <meta name="ai-generated" content="true">
 > >      <!-- Additional content -->
 > >    </div>
 > > </body>
 > > </html>
 > > 2.4 Use Cases and Benefits
 > > Improved transparency for users.
 > > Enhanced search engine optimization (SEO) by allowing search engines 
to 
 > > understand AI-generated content.
 > > 3. Security Considerations
 > > 3.1 Privacy
 > > Implementers should consider privacy implications when using the 
 > > "ai-generated" meta tag, especially when AI-generated content may 
 > > involve personal data.
 > > 
 > > 3.2 Trustworthiness
 > > The use of this meta tag should not imply that the content is 
 > > trustworthy or free from potential biases introduced by AI systems. 
 > > Users should exercise caution and critical thinking when encountering 
 > > AI-generated content.
 > > 
 > > 4. IANA Considerations
 > > This section describes the registration of the "ai-generated" meta tag 

 > > with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). The details of 
this 
 > > registration are specified in [IANA registry link].
 > > 
 > > 5. References
 > > RFC 1866 - Hypertext Markup Language - 2.0
 > > 
 > > URL: RFC 2070
 > > This RFC addresses internationalization issues in HTML and may 
 > > indirectly relate to META tags used for language or character 
encoding.
 > > RFC 2731 - Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML
 > > 
 > > URL: RFC 2731
 > > While not a generic META tag specification, this RFC discusses 
encoding 
 > > Dublin Core metadata within HTML documents, which involves the use of 
 > > META elements.
 > > RFC 2854 - The 'text/html' Media Type
 > > 
 > > URL: RFC 2854
 > > This RFC discusses the 'text/html' media type used for HTML documents. 

 > > It doesn't cover META tags directly, but it's relevant to the broader 
 > > context of HTML content.
 > > 
 > > 
 > > 
 > 
 >

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