Proof of Life in the Age of AI

When it comes to artificial intelligence and its capabilities particularly its ability to obtain and manipulate data, and in some cases personal identities, along with the proliferation of AI-generated content, both real and fake, that we will increasingly encounter, one concept I’d like us to consider carefully is what I’m calling “proof of life.”

I’m hesitant to even use the term because I don’t want my mind wandering into ways this could be misused. For now, as I usually do, let’s focus on the optimistic and positive applications. The purpose here is to explore tangible, non-intrusive ways to verify that the person we are interacting with is, in fact, human and not a robot. Traditional methods like CAPTCHAs are no longer sufficient, nor are selfie verifications, although Meta’s verified account process is among the better systems I’ve seen.

I believe we will need more advanced real time verification systems for what I am calling “proof of life.” I plan to give this much more thought and will explore what might be necessary and how such systems could be implemented while always safeguarding privacy and protecting personal identity and data.

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