Watch Pi Founder Nicolas Kokkalis speak in the Consensus 2026 panel “How to Prove You’re Human in an AI World (Without Doxing Yourself)”. The discussion focused on how digital trust and identity verification systems must evolve as AI makes it possible to generate bots, agents, and synthetic identities that closely resemble real human behavior at scale. The panel explored a core question for the AI era: how systems can continue to verify real human participation without requiring unnecessary disclosure of personal information. A key theme was that proof of humanity is context-dependent, with different systems requiring different levels of verification depending on use case and risk. The importance of privacy-preserving design was also highlighted, ensuring verification can scale while remaining usable for real users. As AI lowers the barrier to building and interacting online, the harder challenge may be connecting digital systems to real users, trusted participation, and meaningful utility. Pi’s Layer 1 blockchain, identity verification, payments infrastructure, non-custodial wallets, smart contracts, and engaged global community are all part of Pi’s ongoing work to address that challenge. Watch the full presentation now! youtube.com/watch?v=RDdB6r…