Witnessd: Proof-of-process via Adversarial Collapse
How much verified proof exists for this claim
Cross-source verification (1 strong sources)
How intriguing or unexplained this claim is
The claim involves a complex and technical issue with many unanswered questions about the integrity of digital signatures and authorship verification in the context of AI-generated content. The introduction of a new concept, "proof-of-process," and the lack of clarity around its implementation and implications contribute to a deep rabbit hole of intrigue.
Digital signatures prove key possession, not authorship. An author who generates text with AI, constructs intermediate document states post-hoc, and signs each hash produces a signature chain indistinguishable from genuine composition. We address this gap between cryptographic integrity and process provenance. We introduce proof-of-process, a primitive category for evidence that a physical process, not merely a signing key, produced a digital artifact. Our construction, the jitter seal, injec...