The Direction Provenance Model (DPM) v1.0: A White Paper on Human Authorship

The Direction Provenance Model (DPM) is a publicly auditable framework for identifying and documenting human authorship within AI-assisted creation. As visual outputs become abundant and instantaneous, DPM locates authorship in the human decisions that structure, constrain, direct, and commit creative outcomes. The 4-Stage Cycle Band: 1. Initial Drawing (Origin): A manual drawing that establishes directional intent and conceptual orientation. 2. 3D Modeling (Constraint): A custom 3D model that functions as a formal constraint, embedding human judgment into the spatial structure. 3. AI Direction (Synthesis): The exercise of directional selection—evaluating and committing to specific generative variations. 4. Final Painting (Anchor): A manual translation into a physical work, reintroducing material scarcity as a physical anchor. Notice of Purpose: Published as a non-sale provenance record to establish the technical and philosophical standard for the Post-Globalist Archive. Artist: Kenneth Burris Studio: Post-Globalist Studio