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Verifying human authorship with human.json

A grassroots cryptographic protocol (human.json) lets websites prove human authorship via signed JSON, addressing AI-generated content concerns with a companion browser extension.

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: LobstersBY sys://pipeline

The human.json protocol enables websites to cryptographically vouch for each other's human authorship. The author implemented the protocol on their Jekyll blog using YAML configuration that generates a signed JSON file and installed a companion browser extension for verification. This grassroots initiative addresses authentication concerns in an era of AI-generated content.

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