{"id":9706,"date":"2023-02-14T22:27:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T22:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/?p=9706"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:24:19","slug":"what-is-proof-of-humanity-poh-the-anti-robot-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-proof-of-humanity-poh-the-anti-robot-system","title":{"rendered":"What is Proof of Humanity (PoH)? The anti robot system"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-proof-of-humanity-poh-the-anti-robot-system\/#what_is_proof_of_humanity_poh\" >What is Proof of Humanity? PoH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-proof-of-humanity-poh-the-anti-robot-system\/#what_would_be_their_uses\" >What would be their uses?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-proof-of-humanity-poh-the-anti-robot-system\/#ubi_or_universal_basic_income\" >UBI or Universal Basic Income<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-proof-of-humanity-poh-the-anti-robot-system\/#universal_identifiers_and_sovereign_identities\" >Universal identifiers and sovereign identities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-proof-of-humanity-poh-the-anti-robot-system\/#certification_systems_and_reputation\" >Certification systems and reputation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-proof-of-humanity-poh-the-anti-robot-system\/#side_chains_secured_by_poh_consensus\" >Side chains secured by PoH consensus<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-proof-of-humanity-poh-the-anti-robot-system\/#how_can_i_become_part_of_proof_of_humanity\" >How can I become part of Proof of Humanity?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span><p><strong>Remember the movie I, Robot?<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s a bit of an oldie, but one that makes it easy for us to see what it\u2019s like to have robots as the main workforce of our species.\u00a0<strong>Mostly, we are drawn to the teaching it leaves behind about our humanity and the importance of our identity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although at present, robots are not that sophisticated, it would not be strange to think that in the future they will develop a highly advanced artificial intelligence that\u00a0<strong>will surpass us, by far, in some activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also, beyond investigative purposes,\u00a0<strong>forms of artificial intelligence or programmable mechanisms have been used to duplicate an identity<\/strong>, which is worrying for our security.<\/p>\n<p>Several solutions have been developed (<strong>captchas<\/strong>), but there is no doubt that there is still a long way to go to protect humanity from the advance of technology. Therefore, a digital identity test to certify that we are human would be a good initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it is and it is for this reason that we will talk about Proof of Humanity, an ingenious identity verification system in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-ethereum-eth-and-how-does-it-work\/\">Ethereum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_is_proof_of_humanity_poh\"><\/span>What is Proof of Humanity? PoH<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PProof of Humanity, or Proof of Identity,<strong>\u00a0is a humanity or social identity verification system for humans developed on the Ethereum blockchain<\/strong>\u00a0with collaboration from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-kleros-pnk-the-crypto-court\/\">Kleros<\/a>\u00a0and Democracy Earth.<\/p>\n<p>According to them, it is a system and a dApp that combines social verification with the sending of videos or images<strong>\u00a0to create a list\/registry of verified human identities and therefore resistant to Sybil attacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Sybil attacks, an attacker\u00a0<strong>can contaminate a distributed system<\/strong>\u00a0by creating a large number of identities that appear to be independent and use them to gain disproportionate influence, alter routes or modify redundantly stored content.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Proof of Humanity aims to create this public registry so that\u00a0<strong>it can be used in a variety of existing and new applications that need identity solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"image_913327313\" class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\">\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity2-300x205.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Qu\u00e9 es Proof of Humanity stake\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity2-300x205.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity2.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_would_be_their_uses\"><\/span>What would be their uses?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to Kleros,\u00a0<strong>there are many useful cases<\/strong>\u00a0for the use of the humanity test and today I will tell you about some of the most interesting ones:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ubi_or_universal_basic_income\"><\/span><b>UBI or Universal Basic Income<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Universal basic income is a periodic payment program developed by Democracy Earth and Kleros. This income is given to all people in a population on the sole condition that they prove they are human.<\/p>\n<p>Through the test of humanity (PoH),\u00a0<strong>a universal and fair distribution can be realized. The only condition is to be registered as a verified human.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have demonstrated that you are human, the project will reward you with\u00a0<strong>1 UBI token per hour.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is something we could take advantage of, since even\u00a0<strong>Emanuel \u201cManu\u201d Ginobili, former Argentine basketball player, was encouraged to register on the proof of humanity<\/strong>\u00a0platform on April 21 of this year to receive his UBIs.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"universal_identifiers_and_sovereign_identities\"><\/span><b>Universal identifiers and sovereign identities<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Through PoH, the accounts associated with it can be\u00a0<strong>a universal login method.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For this reason, it would not be necessary, in any app or dApps, to enter our data every time we want to log in.\u00a0<strong>On the contrary, users could be recognized quickly without the need to register.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"certification_systems_and_reputation\"><\/span><b>Certification systems and reputation<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>With PoH, if they wish to review our information to find out,\u00a0<\/strong>for example, our titles or our credit rating,\u00a0<strong>they can do so quickly through the data we provide to the platform.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, instead of requiring extensive paperwork,<strong>\u00a0from a first glance at a badge on our individual profile, they would be able to tell.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"side_chains_secured_by_poh_consensus\"><\/span><b>Side chains secured by PoH consensus<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-a-sidechain\/\">Side chains<\/a>\u00a0could be secured by proof of identity with the principle that 1 person equals 1 vote. Consequently,<strong>\u00a0it assumes an honest majority of humans contributing to dispute resolution.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this case,\u00a0<strong>it would work similarly to PoA or authority testing<\/strong>, which is based on the reputation of the validators.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_can_i_become_part_of_proof_of_humanity\"><\/span>How can I become part of Proof of Humanity?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>To be part of the list, you must be registered on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.proofofhumanity.id\/\">Proof of Humanity<\/a>\u00a0(PoH) platform.\u00a0<\/strong>This can also be done by going to the Proof of Humanity app with your Ethereum address at hand.<\/p>\n<p>Then, as we can see in the image below,\u00a0<strong>your profile will go through certain phases:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Sending data (<strong>Submitted<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Guarantee phase where you expect a guarantee that the payment for the registration has been made (<strong>Vouching phase<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Challenge<\/strong>, where users can question the validity of your profile through Kleros.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Officially\u00a0<strong>Registered<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Pending deletion,\u00a0<\/strong>if after one year you do not renew your account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"image_508119317\" class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\">\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity-300x205.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Qu\u00e9 es Proof of Humanity\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity-300x205.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Que-es-Proof-of-Humanity.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<p>Our journey through the world of science fiction and cryptos has come to an end.<strong>\u00a0But don\u2019t worry, because our uphill battle against robots and artificial intelligences continues, as do the interesting crypto projects.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you want to find out all the news that this universe has for you, you can go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/\">our blog<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>where the best writers, week after week, bring you exclusive and special information for you.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, if what you want is to invest in Ethereum, seeing the number of projects that continue to be born on this blockchain,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/cotizacion-criptomonedas\/\">you can do it safely and quickly<\/a>\u00a0from the Bitnovo website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span>Remember the movie I, Robot?\u00a0It\u2019s a bit of an oldie, but one that makes it easy for us to see what it\u2019s like to have robots as the main workforce of our species.\u00a0Mostly, we are drawn to the teaching it leaves behind about our humanity and the importance of our identity.\u00a0 Although at present, robots 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