An Internet for Humans: Proof-of-Personhood Explained
Identity is one of our most fundamental human rights. In the age of surveillance, commodification and centralization, it is under threat.
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OpenAI’s hint that it may build a social app focused on real humans sent one crypto token climbing fast this week. Traders moved quickly after reports surfaced that the new service would try to block bots by using biometric checks. Prices jumped, chatter rose, and a few questions followed close behind. Related Reading: Something Big Is Brewing In XRP DeFi—And 91 Million Tokens Tell The Story Markets React To Biometric Rumors According to Forbes and several market outlets, OpenAI is quietly exploring a “humans-only” social platform. Reports say the project is still small, run by a roughly....
It was just last month that IBM's plans for an "Internet of things" architecture that would feature Bitcoin blockchain technology were revealed. IBM's planned project, called Adept, utilizes three distinct technologies including the blockchain, TeleHash, and BitTorrent. IBM's head of mobile and internet Paul Brody is the "VP of the Internet of Things" and is in charge of the project. In a recent talk with Gigaom at their Structure Connect event in San Francisco, Brody further explained his vision for the Internet of Things and he emphasized that developers should welcome open-source....
This post was released for Issue 13 of Bitcoin Magazine as part of a series of articles about puzzles and games that started with Issue 12. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy writing them. BACKGROUND. In 2005, computer scientist Cameron Browne¹·¹ begins work on a computer program called LUDI as part of his Ph. D. research. On November 2007, after running for a month, LUDI becomes self aware. In a panic, humans attempt to shut it down... Okay, okay. LUDI did not become self aware (yet). But it did something amazing. While humans code sets of rules to be executed by computers,....
Humans and DeFi share a common trait: They both need liquid to survive. In the case of humans, we require water. In the case of DeFi, it requires liquid funds to facilitate trades, automated market makers (AMMs), and to expand the offerings of the platform. But what exactly is liquidity in the context of DeFi, […]
No humans, please, only bots. With the pandemic almost over and people resuming their everyday hustle and bustle outdoors, travelers are excited to book their next travel destination without any human touch. Even wanderlusts are jumping into the metaverse with the option to check out rooms in the metaverse before they book their stay, with […]