TIL - human.json
I've recently seen several smallweb blogs that I follow adding a human.json file to their website. The concept is pretty simple: you create a json file with a standard format which asserts that your site is created by a human being. You can also optionally vouch for other sites that you know to be operated by human beings. The idea is to create a web of trust, where you can reasonably assume that sites within that network are likely human-created and not AI slop. Then, you can also install a browser extension which gives you a quick visual indicator of whether the site you're currently on is within your network of trust, or whether it has a human.json file present.
I don't know if this is likely to take off outside the fairly niche Indieweb/smallweb circles, but I think it's a nice idea. So, I've added a human.json file to my own website with a handful of vouches. I also scrolled through the list of transitively trusted sites that are trusted by sites I trust (have I said "trust" enough in this sentence?) and found a few interesting ones to add to my RSS feed.