[dirkc]

> blockchains to fingerprint their behavior and build an unbreakable chain of authenticity. Later in that book that is used to authorize the hardware access of the deceased and uploaded individuals.

maybe I misunderstood, but I had it that people used generative AI models that would transform the media they produced. The generated content can be uniquely identified, but the creator (or creators) retains anonymity. Later these generative AI models morphed into a form of identity since they could be accurately and uniquely identified.

[jillesvangurp]

All part of the mix. But definitely some blockchain thing underneath to tie it all together. Stephenson was writing about crypto currencies as early as the nineties. Around the time he also coined the term Metaverse.