Proof of Machinehood

Global network of machine attestations without excessive computation or stake

Placing hardware attestations on-chain makes it possible to:

1. establish the authenticity, computational capabilities and inherent value of machines,

2. therefore succinctly represent arbitrary machines involved in computation,

3. and by so allow claims on their properties to be independently verified

The Proof of Machinehood demo illustrates how:

Proof of Machinehood - Built by Automata NetworkProof of Machinehood - Built by Automata Network

Hardware attestation establishes a trust base in the machine itself, without the need for excessive computation or capital. Each machine operates as a representative for human users and provides a default proof of stake that is based on the machine’s commodity value.

This is reinforced by the trust provided by the manufacturer's validation.

1. The machine can sign the data it produces, and share the signed data on-chain

2. The machine can further attest the code that it runs, increasing the level of trust in the code

A technical dive:

Optimistic Attestation

For scalability and data availability

Zero Knowledge Proof

For privacy and verifiability

Modular Trust

For usability and composability