AI firms propose ‘personhood credentials’ to combat online deception, offering a cryptographically authenticated way to verify real people without sacrificing privacy—though critics warn it may empower governments to control who speaks online.

  • @Armok_the_bunny
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    413 days ago

    I for one would be fine with a digital ID to be used for even age verification, so long as it is only used for verification and is completely detached from any other form of identification. Honestly I’m getting kinda sick of rumors of Russian and Chinese trolls, true or not, as well as AI commenters influencing genuine discourse.

    • paraphrand
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      113 days ago

      And harassment and cheating in online games…

      Lots of things suffer due to ban evasion. If bans worked, the internet would be a very different place.