Certificate of authenticity
Merlin Crossley
Writer
This body of work has been verified as human‑created with no more than de minimis use of AI.
- Certification number
- 1000-0000-0791
- Certification date
- 12 June 2026
- Certification type
- Writer
- Certified scope
- Certified writer work
Creative work
I am a teacher and researcher in molecular biology employed by a major university in Australia. I use my experiences to write about my discipline and university life more generally.
How this certification was verified
Proudly Human reviewed the writer's application, declaration to adhere to de minimis use of AI, and representative works before issuing this certification.
What this certification covers
My words are my own. Sometimes I use creative commons illustrations at the beginning of a blog post and cannot be sure if those relied on AI but my writing does not. I only use de minimis things like auto‑correct that occurs automatically, and I also do prior research using search tools that increasingly do include AI but not while I am writing.
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