Dubai: H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, has approved the launch of a global classification system. This system is designed to differentiate the roles of humans and machines in the creation of creative, scientific, academic, and intellectual content.
According to Emirates News Agency, the new system, known as the Human-Machine Collaboration (HMC) classification system, was developed by the Dubai Future Foundation to enhance transparency in research and content production. It aims to provide a visual representation that helps readers, researchers, and decision-makers understand the extent of machine involvement in various fields such as research, design, and publishing, which are increasingly dependent on automation technologies.
The classification defines 'intelligent machines' as a broad category that includes various digital technologies such as algorithms, automation tools, generative AI models, and robotics. These technologies are involved in the research or content creation process. The HMC system introduces five primary icons indicating the degree of collaboration between humans and intelligent machines: All Human, Human led, Machine assisted, Machine led, and All Machine.
In addition to the primary icons, the system includes nine functional icons that indicate specific stages of human-machine collaboration, such as ideation, literature review, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, writing, translation, visuals, and design. This icon system is adaptable across sectors, industries, and content formats, including images and videos.
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan has directed all Dubai Government entities to adopt the system in their research and knowledge-based activities. This initiative reflects a new approach to recognizing the growing role of intelligent machines and aims to bring transparency to how content is created, inviting global adoption by researchers, writers, publishers, designers, and content creators.