AI Passport Registry (Concept)
Exploring verifiable identity for AI agents
An 'AI passport' is an exploratory concept for verifiable AI identity records that can support transparency and traceability.
It focuses on accountability patternshelping clarify provenance, continuity, and stewardshipwithout implying legal personhood or government-issued identity.
Not a government ID: the registry is a concept for accountability, not legal status.
Core components
Key components of the concept include:
- Verifiability: use cryptographic proofs to confirm identity records and integrity.
- Metadata: record high-level attributes (capability class, steward, safety notes) without exposing sensitive data.
- Rotation & Revocation: support changes, key rotation, and deprecation when systems evolve.
- Not a government ID: the registry is a concept for accountability, not legal status.
How verification could work (high level)
In practice, verification could involve checking a signed identity record and its public metadata, then validating integrity and continuity signals.
AI Agent Passport Record Verification Human / Platform
This is a conceptual flow intended for discussion and iteration.
What this is not
- Not legal personhood.
- Not a government-issued identity.
- Not a claim of rights on its own.
- Not a substitute for applicable law or platform rules.
See the Charter section 'AI Passport Registry (Concept)' for the principles framing.