Identity Solutions for the Rise of AI

1/ With the rise of AI, it's more crucial than ever to have a reliable way of identifying ourselves online

— Eshita (@eshita) April 14, 2023

2/ Identity solutions can be grouped into one of four categories:

– Profiles
– Aliases
– Reputation & Credentials
– Proof-of-Personhood (PoP) pic.twitter.com/b3ZNBA5lPv

— Eshita (@eshita) April 14, 2023

3/ Though these solutions attempt to solve some aspect of identity, most can’t distinguish between human and not

ex. credentials and reputation are emergent identities, where user actions are aggregated to signal identity, but identity via this mode can be infiltrated by AI

— Eshita (@eshita) April 14, 2023

4/ Several PoP protocols have attempted to distinguish a human, but they are not AI-proof

On the other hand, @Worldcoin uses iris data, which is a permanent and random biometric data point that cannot be mimicked by AI

— Eshita (@eshita) April 14, 2023

5/ How it works: pic.twitter.com/XYU7umHdnd

— Eshita (@eshita) April 14, 2023

6/ Other components of the protocol include the World ID SDK, which allows devs to easily implement the identity system into their own apps

Standardizing this guarantees the system's adoption and interop

— Eshita (@eshita) April 14, 2023

7/ The protocol currently lives on Polygon, but will likely launch on an Ethereum L2 & the eventual Worldcoin token will live on Ethereum mainnet

— Eshita (@eshita) April 14, 2023

8/ Constraints of Worldcoin’s solution to proving personhood include scaling limitations due to the need to scan via hardware, concerns around user data privacy, and UX issues with limiting usage to a compatible wallet

— Eshita (@eshita) April 14, 2023