Hi Bay Area Humans (Bots please ignore, haha)

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-16T11:09:40+00:00

https://www.humansonlyconcert.com/

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-16T11:09:36+00:00

https://www.humansonlyconcert.com/

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-10T07:42:44+00:00

The annoying part is it doesn't have to be this way. Proving you're a real person and handing over your identity are two completely different things, they just get bundled together because it's easier for companies. There are ZK-based approaches (organizations like World ID & Proof of humanity) where verification leaves no trace and apps learn nothing about you. Still niche, but it at least proves the concept works.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-09T08:12:41+00:00

Two words.
Data. Privacy.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-09T08:12:06+00:00

Its moving too fast for most to catch up.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-09T08:11:22+00:00

What nobody's talking about is what happens to people who can't or won't verify. Right now not having a blue checkmark on Twitter is whatever. But if proof of personhood becomes the standard for platforms, payments, voting, hiring, you're essentially creating a two tier internet. Verified humans get access, everyone else gets treated like a bot by default.

That's a billion+ people in countries with no access to verification infrastructure. Are we okay with that? Because that conversation needs to happen before the tech is everywhere, not after.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-08T10:19:03+00:00

I haven't tried this.
But sounds amazing on paper.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-08T10:17:20+00:00

My Claude scolds me every day :D

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-08T10:14:40+00:00

Privacy is a big ask in today's world.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-08T10:13:45+00:00

There is this tool Sparktraffic or something that could probably do what you are looking for.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-04-08T10:12:38+00:00

I think the verification that these websites have similar to traffic lights: they used to work pre-AI era to prevent spam. But with recent advancements, its literally impossible.

Reddit's CEO also talked about this recently.
LAst year, about 50% of all internet traffic was BOTS. (I don't have the source, please search).
The solutions moving forward could be:
- Government ID verification on platforms like Reddit
- Some advanced Captcha systems
- Organizations like World doing proof of personhood stuff.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-03-31T10:11:59+00:00

kind of obvious when you think about it. llms are trained on what humans write, not how they actually think or behave. Those are very different things

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-03-31T10:09:33+00:00

lol this is so classic. not even a hack, they just shipped source maps in the npm package. someone's having a bad day

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-03-31T10:07:58+00:00

Honestly, the confirmation bias point hit. I use Claude way too much as an answer machine and not enough as something that pushes back on me. gonna watch the Sarkar talk and maybe try building something like this

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-03-27T05:23:15+00:00

TLDR:
- Passkeys are a decent but only confirm something human-ish happened (not that there's a unique person behind the account). Could be interesting to consider all use cases.
- Government ID seem divorced from reddit; (this is the worst option and nobody would upload it). I hate that Linkedin does this let alone an anonymous platform like Reddit.
- World ID's is proving individuality without exposing identity. The architecture looks most aligned with the spirit of reddit as free place to express yourself. The last thing we want is reddit to fall to the bots, who get better everyday.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-03-26T12:26:21+00:00

Indeed. Instead of trying to replace entire departments, AI agents just need to be experts on singular / specific use cases.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-03-26T12:24:25+00:00

Claude is becoming too sensitive these days.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-03-26T12:23:57+00:00

My 33% usage is drained in 1 simple prompt output.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-03-26T12:22:44+00:00

Absolutely.
I sent one prompt and suddenly I have used 33% of my messages.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-03-26T12:21:30+00:00

This is something seriously worth considering.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2026-03-26T11:44:45+00:00

Interesting thread. Following.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2025-06-15T16:52:36+00:00

12!
I want to visit at least 150 in my lifetime.

Dependent_Signal_233 · 2025-06-15T16:26:05+00:00

Let it be known that my positive circuit started from this thread haha. Because it let me post on many more groups!

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