Proof of Intelligent Action: The Consensus Bitcoin Cannot Give You

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The article argues that a blockchain timestamp can prove when a record existed, but it cannot prove what an AI reasoned, what inputs it used, or who authorized the action. It proposes a new primitive called proof of intelligent action, which would bind the model, prompt, authority, reasoning trace, and a post-quantum signature into one replayable record. It positions Pantheon and the Open Audit Record as the mechanism for sealing AI actions before anchoring them to Bitcoin. The piece frames this as a governance and compliance problem for regulated AI use cases in finance, infrastructure, and law.

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