FAIR AI Attribution (FAIA) White Paper

This white paper describes the FAIR AI Attribution (FAIA) Framework. FAIA provides a vocabulary and technical framework for machine-readable, persistent, and verifiable disclosure of AI involvement. It defines three complementary elements: high-level attribution flags (human-created, AI-assisted, AI-generated), activity codes describing the role AI played in the content lifecycle, and optional system attribution identifying the AI system and version involved. FAIA declarations can be bound to ISCC fingerprints, allowing attribution information to remain resolvable even when files are copied, transformed, or stripped of metadata. FAIA supports consistent transparency across sectors including publishing, journalism, research, and media production. It supports compliance with emerging obligations such as the EU AI Act and provides a foundation for services that depend on reliable provenance information, including content verification, moderation, search, and training data curation.