White paper WP-005
Source Verification as a Zero-Knowledge Circuit Input
Make bad citations a failed proof, not a postmortem.
At a glance
- Paper
- WP-005
- Topic
- Source Verification as a Zero-Knowledge Circuit Input
- Format
- PDF + web summary
- Signatures
- ML-DSA-65 post-quantum (NIST FIPS 204)
- Sandbox
- Reproducible at affix-io.com/sandbox
- Company
- AffixIO, Wales, UK
Source Verification as a Zero-Knowledge Circuit Input is an AffixIO technical paper. Make bad citations a failed proof, not a postmortem.
Fine-tuning reduces hallucinations; it does not prove a specific answer was sourced. AffixIO sets citation_signal as a circuit input so every governance record states whether citations passed verification before the user saw the response.
Summary
Fine-tuning reduces hallucinations; it does not prove a specific answer was sourced. AffixIO sets citation_signal as a circuit input so every governance record states whether citations passed verification before the user saw the response.
Download the full PDF for technical detail, diagrams, and reproduction steps. Public sandbox: affix-io.com/sandbox.
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Frequently asked questions
What is citation_signal?
A binary witness bit set when all cited URLs pass AffixIO's retrieval and credibility checks before proof generation.
Can auditors see which URLs failed?
Failure proofs indicate citation_signal=0 without exposing user prompts; success proofs commit to verified sources cryptographically.
Does this replace human review?
No, but it gives regulators a verifiable pre-delivery record rather than anecdotal quality claims.