NOTARIST

Introduction

 

Notarists are existential notaries. They verify and document the existence of human beings.

 

Notarists are artists who serve as impartial witnesses to live/real-time human actions, at a specific date/time/place, as proof-of-humanity, and provide documented validation if the actions satisfy specific requirements.

 

Notarized documentation is useful for proving a person is, in fact, a human being, i.e. “not a robot.” 

 

Documentation is also helpful when evidence is required that a human, in fact, executed a specific task (vs an artificial intelligence), or was physically present for an IRL event - in-person photo or video shoot, recorded interview, etc.

 

A Notarist is not an official position, like a notary public (though a Notarist could be a notary public).

 

Service-as-an-Artwork

The services Notarists offer fall under the category/concept of Service-as-Art or Service-as-an-Artwork.  The actual verification process and documents provided as a result of these services are works of art. They have no official or legal status.

 

 

Service Descriptions

 

Existential Notarization

Deliverable --> signed document confirming the humanity of the individual seeking verification (Subject).

 

Process:

• IRL meeting is scheduled with a Notarist at a mutually agreed upon place and time.

• The Notarist Code of Conduct (below) is shared with the Subject.

• The Notarist and the Subject agree on what IRL action(s) the Subject will perform in the Notarist's presence . There are no set requirements for the action(s). The Notarist controls what is expected.

• The meeting begins and the Subject performs the agreed upon action(s).

• If the Notarist is satisfied that the action(s) performed prove the Subject’s humanity, validation documentation is provided which will include, at a minimum:

  • Signed paper document, which must include Subject’s name, date/time, and the latitude/longitude of performed action(s). The Subject must also sign this document. The Subject keeps this document.

  • Fully filled out and co-signed entry in the Notarist’s official ledger.

  • The Notarist has complete creative freedom regarding the documentation as long as the minimum requirements listed above are met.

 

Event/Action Notarization

Deliverable --> signed document confirming that the individual seeking verification (Subject) performed a specific action, or was physically present for a specific event, at a specific data and time.

 

Process:

• IRL meeting is scheduled with a Notarist at a mutually agreed upon place and time.
• The Notarist Code of Conduct (below) is shared with the Subject.

• The Notarist is provided, by the Subject, a description of what action(s) the Notarist will witness IRL.

• OR the Notarist is provided, by the Subject, a description of what physical event the Notarist will witness IRL.

• The meeting begins and the Subject performs the agreed upon event or action(s).

• If the Notarist is satisfied that the event or action(s) was performed IRL by the Subject, validation documentation is provided which will include, at a minimum:

  • Signed paper document, which must include Subject’s name, date/time, and the latitude/longitude of performed action(s). The Subject must also sign this document. The Subject keeps this document.

  • Fully filled out and co-signed entry in the Notarist’s official ledger.

  • The Notarist has complete creative freedom regarding the documentation as long as the minimum requirements listed above are met.

 

Existential Verification

Deliverable --> document providing notarization/verification status of a queried individual.

 

Process:

• Name and other identifying information is submitted to the Notarist.

• The Notarist executes a lookup of the individual submitted.

• The results of the query are returned in a formatted document, signed by the Notarist.