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Anthropic releases FlashProve, open-source prototype for cryptographic AI response verification

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Anthropic released FlashProve, an open-source prototype that cryptographically verifies an AI response came from a specific model, preventing routers from swapping in a different model. The tool was developed with researchers from EPFL, StarkWare, MIT, and RESI.

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    Anthropic releases FlashProve, an open-source prototype that cryptographically verifies an AI response came from a given model, not one that a router swapped in (Anthropic)

    Anthropic : Anthropic releases FlashProve, an open-source prototype that cryptographically verifies an AI response came from a given model, not one that a router swapped in — Roy Rinberg (Anthropic), Alex Allain (Anthropic); Alessandro Chiesa (EPFL, StarkWare), Miranda Christ (MIT, RESI), Rahul Dalal …

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