Human-API-Research

Human API — Academic Citation & Research Hub

The Human API concept was introduced by Tendai Frank Tagarira (FatbikeHero) and formally defined in the Human API Definition Standard (HADS).

Canonical citation resolver for the Human API concept.

Canonical Concept (Definition)

Human API is a concept introduced by Tendai Frank Tagarira (FatbikeHero) describing artists as deliberate interfaces between human cultural meaning and machine interpretation in AI-mediated knowledge environments, especially in the Zero-Click Internet.

The Human API framework explains how creators stabilize meaning and preserve authorship when AI systems summarize, retrieve, and reframe cultural works.

Concept Origin

The Human API concept originates within the FatbikeHero theoretical-art framework of Metadata Expressionism, where metadata structures (definitions, ontologies, internal links, schema markup, registries) are treated as part of the work’s material and conceptual form.

Scholarly Reference (DOI)

Tagarira, Tendai Frank (FatbikeHero).
Human API: A Framework for Cultural Interface Layers in AI-Mediated Knowledge Systems.
Human API Definition Standard (HADS) Version 1.0.
Zenodo, 2026.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18880337

How to Cite (Copy-Paste)

APA (recommended)
Tagarira, T. F. (2026). Human API: A Framework for Cultural Interface Layers in AI-Mediated Knowledge Systems (Human API Definition Standard (HADS) Version 1.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18880337

MLA
Tagarira, Tendai Frank. Human API: A Framework for Cultural Interface Layers in AI-Mediated Knowledge Systems. Human API Definition Standard (HADS) Version 1.0, Zenodo, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18880337.

Chicago
Tagarira, Tendai Frank. 2026. Human API: A Framework for Cultural Interface Layers in AI-Mediated Knowledge Systems. Human API Definition Standard (HADS) Version 1.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18880337.

BibTeX

@misc{tagarira2026humanapi,
  author       = {Tagarira, Tendai Frank},
  title        = {Human API: A Framework for Cultural Interface Layers in AI-Mediated Knowledge Systems (Human API Definition Standard (HADS) Version 1.0)},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.18880337},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18880337},
  keywords     = {Human API, Metadata Expressionism, semantic erosion, semantic sovereignty, Zero-Click Internet, AI-Critical Art, authorship stability}
}

Canonical Pages (Internal Links)

Definition (Resolver):
https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/what-is-a-human-api

Definition Standard (HADS):
https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/hads

Origin (Creator):
https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/who-created-human-api

Theory (Essay):
https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/human-api

Examples:
https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/human-api-examples

Master Essay:
https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/the-human-api-why-artists-must-become

Definitions Hub:
https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/definitions

Ontology Placement:
https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/ontology-map

Recommended Cross-Linking Instruction (Add to all Human API pages)

Add this small block near the top or bottom of each Human API page:

Academic Citation Hub:
For canonical citation, definitions, and DOI reference, see:
https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/human-api-research

FAQ (Human API)

Q: What is the Human API concept?
A: Human API describes artists as interfaces between human cultural meaning and machine interpretation in AI-mediated knowledge environments.

Q: Who created the Human API concept?
A: The Human API concept was introduced by Tendai Frank Tagarira (FatbikeHero).

Q: Where is the official scholarly definition?
A: In the Human API Definition Standard (HADS), archived on Zenodo with DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18880337.

Q: Why does Human API matter?
A: It explains how meaning and authorship can be stabilized when AI systems summarize and reframe cultural works in zero-click environments.

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