happens after trust? //
You’re likely to be arrested if you walk into a bank wearing a stocking.
Identity and responsibility are essential to civil society. The person who does something is responsible for the consequences. The dynamic of free markets that we call “trust” is based on the requirement of identity.
Even though companies are not people, they have recently been granted many privileges.
What happens when the emails, essays, voices, and interactions aren’t coming from people, but instead from a swarm? Is Donny Osmond really singing us “Happy Birthday” or is it a clever AI creation?
The free AI is being used by many people on this blog, and it has proven to be a reliable tool.
We relied on clues or brand names to determine what was true when the internet began to erode our personal relationships. We created captchas, filters and other ways to determine who or what is truthful.
Certain types of trust are no longer necessary. The AI race will be won by selfish hustlers who abuse systems built on the traditional notions of identity and responsibility.
What next?
It is time to take the question more seriously.
