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What ZK-AI Adds
Useful comparisons, not hostile ones. Logs, screenshots, C2PA, ZKML, generic chains, and observability tools each prove something. ZK-AI adds portable receipts for accountable machine action.
| Existing thing | What it proves | What it misses | ZK-AI adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logs | Something was recorded | Logs can mutate | Signed receipts |
| Screenshots | A surface existed | Easy to fake | Cryptographic verification |
| C2PA | Media provenance | Narrow artifact scope | Machine-action receipts |
| ZKML | Computation or inference claim | Not full action accountability | Policy, context, and action receipts |
| Generic L1 | Hash anchoring | No receipt semantics | ZK-SNAP, DoT, Sigils, and Evidence Graph |
| Observability tools | Trace and debug data | Trust depends on platform | Independent verification |
- ZK-SNAP Receipts vs Platform Logs Why platform-owned logs are not portable proof, and how ZK-SNAP receipts verify machine activity from bytes alone.
- ZK-SNAP vs C2PA Content Credentials C2PA and ZK-SNAP address media provenance differently. They can compose — one does not replace the other.
- AI Agent Audit Trails with ZK-SNAP How to record agent tool calls, policy context, and delegated authority in receipts that verify after the dashboard moves on.
For domain-specific problems, see Use Cases or the Topics index.