Our approach
The HI / AI slider
Here, every artwork declares its share of AI.
At Teknai, every artwork carries a slider. On the left, human intelligence: the hand, the eye, the gesture. On the right, artificial intelligence: generative models, assistance tools. In between, a share of AI from 1 to 99% that the artist chooses for themselves to say, in good faith, how their artwork came to be: it is their declaration, not a measurement.
We do not sort artworks into “real” and “fake” ones. An artwork where AI only assists the artist and an artwork where the artist directs the AI are both creative work; they are simply not the same work. Collectors have the right to know, and artists have the right to be proud of it, either way.
The slider is neither a grade nor a judgment. It is not factored into the rating, which measures sales alone. It does not influence the price. It is a piece of information, shown on the artwork’s page and on its certificate of authenticity, just like the size or the edition number. A mostly human artwork and a mostly AI artwork sell at the same list price; the market will decide what it prefers, not us.
The scale: five markers
| Marker | Position | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| HI | 0% AINot accepted on Teknai | No generative tools. Teknai publishes works created with the help of AI: a work with no share of AI has no place in the catalog. |
| HI+ | Mostly human (1-25% AI) | The artwork is conceived and executed by the artist; AI handles technical tasks (upscaling, cleanup, local retouching, color variations). |
| HI/AI | More human than AI, or more AI than human (26-75% AI) | The artist and the AI respond to each other: generated elements, substantial manual rework, final composition and choices by the artist. |
| AI+ | Mostly AI (76-99% AI) | The image is generated by AI under the artist’s direction (iterative prompts, selection, composition, possible retouching). The artist has intervened: this is what sets it apart from 100%. |
| AI | 100% AINot accepted on Teknai | Image produced by AI with no intervention by the artist: no direction (prompt), no selection, no retouching. With no human share, its status under copyright law is uncertain. |
Rules of use
- Self-declared. The share of AI is declared by the artist with each upload, under their responsibility; it is reproduced on the certificate. Teknai does not measure it.
- Never 0%, never 100%. Teknai publishes works created with the help of AI: 0% is not accepted. An image produced entirely by AI, with no intervention by the artist, is not accepted either: with no human share, its status under copyright law is uncertain, and Teknai only publishes the work of artists. The declared share of AI therefore runs from 1 to 99%.
- Reviewed before first publication, justifiable on request. The team reviews the declared share before the first publication and may refuse the artwork if it looks inconsistent. In case of doubt or dispute, Teknai may request working files (layers, sources, prompt history). A false declaration may lead to the artwork being removed from the catalog and the profile being suspended.
- No effect on the rating or the price. The rating measures sales; the price follows the size and the rating. The slider affects neither.
- Visible everywhere. Artwork page, catalog card, certificate of authenticity.
- Locked from the first sale. The artist can correct the share of AI as long as no copy has been sold. After that it no longer changes: only the team can correct a proven mistake, and the correction is logged.
To understand what, by contrast, does change an artwork’s price: the Teknai rating and how the margin is shared with the artist.