“Created by Human” doesn’t automatically mean it’s true.
Seth Godin recently wrote about how AI-enabled scams are destroying our ability to trust digital interactions in his article “Scams at Scale”.
But this erosion of trust might be exactly what we need.
His prediction: our circles of trust will shrink, networks will fracture, and it’s going to be sad.
He’s probably right about the shrinking part.
But maybe “sad” isn’t the full story.
We’ve been operating on borrowed trust for too long.
We scaled it too far, too fast – gave it to strangers, algorithms, and platforms that never earned it.
The shrinking of trust circles isn’t a bug – it’s a correction.
Yes, scammers exploiting AI is a real threat. Yes, we need to be more careful. And yes, I’m optimistic that robust verification tech will scale. C2PA, watermarking, and on-chain provenance are already shipping.
But we are forced to be more selective about whom and what we trust, which makes our remaining trust more valuable than ever.
Seth’s advice? “When in doubt, be more human. Take your time.”
I’d add: And when you do extend trust, make it count.
The future isn’t low-trust. It’s high-trust with fewer companies and people. That might not be sad – it might be honest.
What do you think? Am I being too optimistic about a darker internet? 😬
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