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Personhood credentials: Artificial intelligence and the value of privacy-preserving tools to distinguish who is real online “Anonymity is an important principle online. However, malicious actors have long used misleading identities to conduct fraud, spread disinformation, and carry out other deceptive schemes. With the advent of increasingly capable AI, bad actors can amplify the potential scale and effectiveness of their operations, intensifying the challenge of balancing anonymity and trustworthiness online. In this paper, we analyze the value of a new tool to address this challenge: “personhood credentials” (PHCs), digital credentials that empower users to demonstrate that they are real people—not AIs—to online services, without disclosing any personal information.” Hyperledger Foundation, Hyperledger Latinoamerica, OpenWallet Foundation, Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, #MITDCC, #AnonCreds, #AI, OpenAI, Decentralized Identity Foundation, Harvard University https://lnkd.in/gmPwcRcX 

Proving #personhood at a time when #AI-generated deepfakes are proliferating online is increasingly perceived as a necessity. However, how to prove personhood is very controversial. #Worldcoin attempt to do so by leveraging #biometricdata has been very controversial, and triggered harsh reactions from #DataProtection regulators worldwide. Even if that is not mentioned in this article, the Italian DPA also issued a stern warning to Worldcoin even if the #SamAltman biometric-data-powered #crypto asset had not even started collecting data in #Italy (see my recent article on Competition Policy International). In addition, what is controversial is not only HOW proof of personhood is obtained, but also whether any #BigTech corporation should be allowed to become dominant in the proof of personhood market, with the risk of being allowed to de-personify individuals, very likely leading not only to their digital death, but also ultimately to physical harm.

Here's a weekly roundup of articles and events in the fields of governance for blockchain and AI (in just 7 stories): ⬇️ 1. Personhood Credentials Rhiannon Williams presents an informative overview of our collaborative work on personhood credentials, in the MIT Technology Review https://lnkd.in/dAnFrYVw 2. State of DAOs in Singapore Following their report on the state of DAOs in Japan, DAOstar presents an in-depth look at Singapore’s complicated relationship with DAOs, by Joseph Low https://lnkd.in/eaw7Vcmp 3. Decentralization under MiCA “With great prominence comes great regulatory attention.” Jonathan Galea presents a definitive guide to DeFi under MiCA that attempts to separate fact from fiction in this new regulatory landscape https://lnkd.in/eWQnsb_B 4. AI and Value Judgements How can we measure AI’s improvement in making value judgments? “It is especially hard to find objective metrics that distinguish between persuasive bullshit and authentic excellence in matters such as morality and aesthetics.” By Matt Prewitt https://lnkd.in/e2K3hWuT 5. Listen: Illuminating Insights with Audrey Tang Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s First Minister of Digital Affairs, shares her perspectives on the intersection of society and AI https://lnkd.in/e5QBCcvw 6. AI-to-AI Crypto AI agents, using blockchain technology, have begun trading. The facts, pros, and cons of this new use of these technologies, by Andrey Sergeenkov https://lnkd.in/eChJUEti 7. Blockchain Regulation in Qatar Qatar takes steps to create and regulate digital assets, including tokenization processes, legal recognition of property rights in tokens and underlying assets, and the legal recognition of smart contracts https://lnkd.in/gp6ebreY

🎙 Hear what our CEO John Randles had to say to about AI, Data and Investigations on the Irish Tech News Podcast just out. Thanks for a great discussion Ronan Leonard! Learn more about ... ☝ John Randles, our CEO of Siren  ☝ What Siren does with data? ☝ Why data has made the role of the criminal analyst so complex?  ☝ How Siren simplifies the role of the investigator? ☝ How to make data consumable for the Law Enforcement community? ☝ Why no data should be excluded from an investigation? ☝ Why facial recognition on it's own does not hold weight? ☝ The intersection of AI and Blockchain? ☝ The criminal element of crypto was only at 3.5% overall this year ☝ AI is driving that number back up Listen to the podcast here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ez9zdWrJ #AI #Crypto #Siren #PoweringInvestigations #IrishTechNews

The MVP Task Force continues to drive toward solutions that counter trafficking and related crimes. We know that technology such as AI, social media, blockchain, and encryption are used for exploitation and sextortion. That’s why investigators around the world are dedicated to meeting these challenges with technology. Join us in the upcoming webinar Fighting Online Child Exploitation Using Generative AI, on Thursday, April 25 at 9:00 AM EST (hosted by Telestrategies ISS World). You’ll hear experts from the intelligence community discuss how generative AI gives investigators the ability to discover communications patterns and reveal people and organizations responsible for distributing CSAM. Join us in the fight against exploitation. #EndTrafficking #Awareness https://lnkd.in/dSbzq_WF

Top Tech News: OpenAI's New Safety Committee: Independent Body to Oversee Security Practices, Trump Launches Crypto Platform to Make US the 'Crypto Capital of the World' https://zurl.co/SN5d #TechNews #ChatGPT #JobVacanciesatMakeMyTrip #TrumpCryptocurrencyPlatformLaunch #Cryptonews #AI #AINews #AnalyticsInsight #AnalyticsInsightMagazine

AI generated deepfake fraud drives public appetite for biometrics: FIDO Alliance A truly honest accounting of life’s constants would add, to death and taxes, the ongoing scourge of fraud. Deepfakes created with generative AI are the iteration currently causing most concern among those in the financial and digital identity verifi https://lnkd.in/eSPktxAh #Blockchain #Crypto

Privileged Access Management Strategist at One Identity, Alan Radford, explores the potential of DNA-based identity verification through blockchain technology and the evolving role of nonhuman identities in the digital age. In this video, Radford explores the growing importance of digital identity in a world that will be filled with 175 zettabytes of data by 2025. He introduces the idea of using DNA as a personal encryption key to verify digital identity. He discusses the rise of AI and nonhuman identities, contrasting them with human DNA, and envisions a future where individuals could carry verifiable, DNA-based digital identities to authenticate themselves in both personal and professional settings. #DigitalIdentity #IAM #IdentityAndAccessManagement #BlockChainTechnology #PAM #PrivilegeAccessManagement #OneIdentity #DNABasedIdentity

Privileged Access Management Strategist at One Identity, Alan Radford, explores the potential of DNA-based identity verification through blockchain technology and the evolving role of nonhuman identities in the digital age. In this video, Radford explores the growing importance of digital identity in a world that will be filled with 175 zettabytes of data by 2025. He introduces the idea of using DNA as a personal encryption key to verify digital identity. He discusses the rise of AI and nonhuman identities, contrasting them with human DNA, and envisions a future where individuals could carry verifiable, DNA-based digital identities to authenticate themselves in both personal and professional settings.