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Article Aug 27, 2026

Toward a Truly Decentralized Digital Provenance Layer

Ben Goertzel proposes OpenWater, an open framework for media provenance that avoids centralized "Ministries of Truth" by using watermarks and signed claims.

Ben Goertzel 14 min read