Define. Tag. Protect. AIROS is a vendor-neutral open standard from VisionZeroAI that empowers organisations to mark files as do-not-ingest so AI platforms can automatically refuse restricted content.
A practical, interoperable standard designed to protect ownership, privacy and compliance across AI ecosystems.
Embed machine-readable, cryptographically-signed AI-Restricted tags into files for durable, verifiable metadata.
Published under a permissive CC license to accelerate adoption and ensure multi-vendor support.
Local verification with optional hash-based server checks — avoid sending file contents to third parties.
A simple, repeatable workflow that integrates into existing ingestion pipelines.
Owners embed a signed AI-Restricted tag into the file metadata or sidecar at creation time.
AI platforms call the local SDK or trust registry to validate signatures and key status — without uploading file contents.
Based on policy, the system rejects, warns, or quarantines restricted files — fully auditable for compliance.
AIROS (AI-Restricted Open Standard) is an initiative by VisionZeroAI (Pty) Ltd to create a vendor-agnostic, verifiable method to label and protect sensitive digital content from being ingested into AI systems. The specification includes canonical tag formats, signing recommendations, SDK guidance, and governance principles to encourage global adoption.
Vision: A world where data ownership and AI innovation coexist — safely.
Join the movement. Adopt the standard, contribute to the spec, or pilot AIROS in your platform.
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