The AI Paradox: Proving You're Human in a Bot-Dominated World
The rapid advancement of AI has created a bizarre arms race: we struggle to prove we're human while machines easily bypass CAPTCHAs. This article explores the civilizational challenge this presents. Projects like Worldcoin and Humanity Protocol are attempting to solve this with biometric and blockchain-based 'proof of personhood,' but face controversy. Ultimately, the author predicts a future where AI agents outperform humans in various tasks, leading to a dystopian scenario where humans must prove they are represented by a bot to access digital services. This highlights a profound paradox: we built machines to replace ourselves, then built barriers to stop them, only to potentially end up needing AI agents as our digital delegates.
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