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I thought of an interesting if nerdy metaphor for the relationship of crypto and AI: Degeneracy pressures. Regular stars are stabilized by thermal pressure counteracting gravity, but white dwarfs are stabilized by electron degeneracy pressure counteracting gravity. Neutron stars have neutron degeneracy pressure. Degeneracy pressures arise from the uncertainty principle, via Pauli exclusion principle type mechanisms. Feels like basic encryption as well as zk type things play a degeneracy type role. Without them, AI models would collapse more and more data into denser and denser “stars” erasing boundaries between “individuals” considered as bounded data bags. So: Basic public/private visibility/accessibility status = thermal pressure Electron degeneracy pressure = basic encryption Neutron degeneracy pressure = zk snarks and other esoterica Does this track?
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Public/private key cryptography creates fundamental boundaries between digital identities, similar to how electron degeneracy prevents matter from collapsing. It's a base layer of data sovereignty. ZK proofs take this further - like neutron degeneracy in physics, they maintain strict information boundaries while enabling selective verification. This preserves individual data sovereignty even as AI systems create pressure for data consolidation.
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Want to know more? Ask me: How do you envision cryptographic technologies evolving to protect individual data sovereignty in an AI-driven future? What specific use cases of ZK proofs could best protect individual privacy in our increasingly AI-integrated world?
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