World ID vs. Official Documents: How Their Anchors Differ
World ID and official documents anchor personhood and uniqueness differently. How broad should that trust be, and how long should it last?
I AM HUMAN / JOURNAL
Being human.
On the internet.
Exploring personhood, uniqueness, and trust in a world of bots and AI agents.
The journal
07 ARTICLESPasswords, Account Recovery, and the Privacy We Give Away
Passwords are frustrating. Why should recovery and one-account-per-person checks cost us our privacy? A working idea for an app-specific Signature VC.
iPhone Duo Turns Yesterday’s Electives into Required Courses
Developing Personhood Credential v4, from adaptive layouts on iPhone Duo and passport scanning tests with Demo Mode to drag and drop between apps. Thoughts on the limits of simulators and being 95% confident.
Fake Taiwanese Passports? From Paper Security to Chip Verification and Personhood Credentials
A Facebook post claiming to offer Taiwanese passports got me thinking about my own work on passport verification: physical security features, chip data, official signatures, and passports as the basis for uniqueness in personhood credentials.
Add Proof of Personhood to Your App in 3 Steps: An I Am Human Journal Walkthrough
A practical walkthrough of integrating Personhood Credential into I Am Human Journal’s comment feature—from defining the flow and registering the app to implementation with a coding agent. Users can comment without creating another account, with clear limits around walletDid, seven-day sessions, and ongoing credential validity.
Sybil Attacks and the Natural Rate Limiting of Social Media Personhood Credentials
How fake accounts amplify manipulation—and what changes when participation is measured in verifiable people instead of accounts.
Demons Are Beasts Incapable of Communication
A reflection inspired by Frieren: when bots, sock puppets and scammers imitate human voices, what does trust online mean?