Shuqing Cui
On August 28, 2026, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, OpenAI, and 100 other companies signed an open letter warning of a large-scale AI attack. AI has created systemic risks in the digital world, but the physical world has no defense mechanism. This paper defines the Physical Ledger—a physical world namespace rooted in the Cui coordinate. The Physical Ledger DNS is not a copy of the domain name system; it is an object-addressing protocol for the physical world: every object (shelf position, robot, door, vehicle, starship) is assigned a unique Cui coordinate address. This paper presents a draft protocol for the Physical Ledger DNS, a catalog of 108 problems, the genesis valuation of $100,000,000, and a reward distribution scheme. It proposes the §13 security mechanism (Proof-of-Problem): a distributed firewall for the Physical Ledger DNS, powered by the 108 problems. The more solvers participate, the thicker the firewall. AI can attack digital protocols, but it cannot solve problems—because solving requires understanding the coordinate origin itself. The genesis valuation of the Cui-attribute Shell is defined as US$100,000,000, anchored at 2026-08-27. The appendix includes the Cui-coordinate naming rights and the passphrase lock (recognition of 1/7/8 for entry).