The researchers based their ideas on “proof of personhood” technologies developed by the blockchain community.
Artificial intelligence researchers are worried that AI bots are eventually going to take over the internet and spread like a digital invasive species. Rather than approach the problem by attempting to limit the proliferation of bots and AI-generated content, one team decided to go in the opposite direction.
In a recently published preprint paper, dozens of researchers advocate for a system by which humans would need to have their humanity verified in-person by another human in order to obtain “personhood credentials”
The big idea appears to be the creation of a system wherein someone could prove they were human without having to disclose their identity or any further information. If that sounds familiar to those of you in the crypto community, it’s because the research is based on “proof of personhood” blockchain technologies.
