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maskin··on Show HN: MEDF – Mutable Expression Description Format
Hi HN,

We’re releasing MEDF (Mutable Expression Description Format) — an open document format designed for the AI era.

The core idea is simple:

AI-generated documents are not the problem. Unverifiable documents are.

Instead of trying to detect or ban AI-generated text, MEDF focuses on fixing the canonical meaning of a document, while allowing its expressions (PDF, Markdown, indexes, summaries) to remain mutable.

What MEDF does

Documents are split into semantic blocks

Each block and the document as a whole are hashed and signed

Offline verification is possible (no external services required)

Indexes and views are explicitly non-canonical and regenerable

AI usage is optional metadata — not a requirement for validity

What MEDF does NOT do

No AI detection

No watermarking

No blockchain dependency

No centralized trust service

We believe this approach works better for:

government and administrative documents

academic papers and citations

long-term archives in the AI era

Repository (spec + early foundation): https://github.com/maskin/medf

This is not a final standard — it’s a starting point. Critical feedback is very welcome.

maskin··on [dead]
interesting how does it play it? how do you play it?