🪪Decentralized Identity & Content Attribution

Sovereignty begins with identity, and authorship is nothing without attribution.

In traditional Web2 ecosystems, creator identity and content authorship are fragmented, platform-dependent, and largely unenforceable outside of proprietary environments. ArtisanAI eliminates these constraints by introducing a native, wallet-based identity layer and a protocol-level attribution system that binds every act of creation to a verifiable, persistent author signature.

Wallet-Based Identity Anchoring

Each participant within the ArtisanAI ecosystem — whether a content creator, model developer, curator, or consumer — is represented by a non-custodial Web3 wallet, enabling true sovereignty and interoperability. This design choice carries several structural advantages:

• No reliance on centralized logins or third-party platforms (email, OAuth, or social logins)

• Unified user footprint across all protocol interactions (generation, remixing, voting, staking)

• Direct DAO compatibility, enabling token-gated actions and permissioned workflows

• Reputation accrual and social signaling tied to wallet history and on-chain activity

Protocol-Level Content Registration

Whenever a user generates or uploads an asset (e.g., an image, video, audio clip, or model), the ArtisanAI protocol enforces on-chain authorship registration through a sequence of deterministic steps:

• Fingerprinting

The asset is hashed using a content-specific schema to generate a unique content ID (CID). This ensures that even minor variations produce distinct identifiers, enabling versioning and fork lineage.

• Binding to Identity

The content hash is registered to the creator’s wallet address, which acts as the immutable anchor for authorship.

• Timestamping & Provenance

The registration transaction includes a block timestamp and model metadata (e.g., model ID, prompt, inference params), forming a verifiable provenance chain.

• Remix & Derivation Tracking

Any remix or forked version of the original content must reference the parent CID. This creates a graph of creative derivation, allowing credit and revenue flows to trace through generations.

• Licensing & Usage Control

Creators can specify content licensing schemes — including open access (CC0), token-gated viewing, commercial restrictions, or creator-share splits for remix usage. These rules are encoded and enforced via smart contracts.

Attribution as Enforcement Primitive

Unlike Web2, where attribution is cosmetic and often ignored, in ArtisanAI attribution is a protocol-enforced primitive. Any attempt to use, remix, or monetize a piece of content without acknowledging its original creator will fail validation at the contract level. This ensures:

• Enforceable authorship independent of platform

• Traceable influence networks of models and content

• Revenue share logic embedded within content relationships

• Trustless collaboration enabled by smart-contract-based usage paths