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Could blockchain be AI’s missing trust layer? (relaunching soon)

[Itheum @itheum]

In a world where AI can generate near-infinite content, proving accountability becomes critical ☑️

This is where “staked media” (@a16zcrypto) matters: creators economically back their content!

Itheum implemented this concept on mainnet over 1.5 years ago - let’s explore how it works 🧵

[a16z crypto @a16zcrypto]

The rise of staked media

@rhackett

[Itheum @itheum]

@worldnetwork As AI and automation scale exponentially, human trust is at an all-time low.

Itheum is also working to rebuild this trust layer…

[Itheum @itheum]

AI is accelerating everything.

But trust is declining.

We need to rethink how trust is created, measured, and verified.

[World @worldnetwork]

AI is advancing and trust online is becoming more valuable.

World's proof of human lives at the center.

[Itheum @itheum]

How do you align trust between humans and AI?

You need an “objective trust” layer: simple, LLM-friendly trust pledges, governed by humans and consumable by autonomous systems, that transparently prove what - and who - can be trusted.

[Lighthouse @LighthouseWeb3]

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This is why teams building serious AI + Web3 products are already using Lighthouse:

• @AethirCloud
• @SingularityNET
• @oceanprotocol
• @itheum
• @blockfrost_io

They need a storage layer that agents can actually depend on for memory, datasets, and audit trails.

[Itheum @itheum]

“We think the most important problem in the next decade is rebuilding the trust layer of the internet” - @ycombinator @maxkolysh

We could not agree more!

Which is why we are rebuilding it.

[Y Combinator @ycombinator]

Proving You’re Human
@maxkolysh

A finance worker recently wired $25 million after joining a video call with his CFO and colleagues. Every other person on the call was a deepfake.

As voice and video become easier to fake, the internet needs a new trust layer: a private, reliable way to verify that there is a real human behind a call, message, review, or transaction.

[Itheum @itheum]

@ThisIsMarkPaul Yes, trust is at an all time low - “objective trust standards” and a trust enforcement layer is needed. A new type of “trust platform” must exist.

[Itheum @itheum]

Trust is breaking.

Over 2 years ago, Itheum launched a decentralized system to measure the trustworthiness of creators.

We admit it: we were too early.

Today, you can't trust what you see, hear, or even who is behind it.

Our tech is becoming more relevant but it needs some “fine tuning”.

[Itheum @itheum]

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[Itheum @itheum]

Trust is breaking.

Over 2 years ago, Itheum launched a decentralized system to measure the trustworthiness of creators.

We admit it: we were too early.

Today, you can't trust what you see, hear, or even who is behind it.

Our tech is becoming more relevant but it needs some “fine tuning”.

[Itheum @itheum]

In a world where AI can generate near-infinite content, proving accountability becomes critical ☑️

This is where “staked media” (@a16zcrypto) matters: creators economically back their content!

Itheum implemented this concept on mainnet over 1.5 years ago - let’s explore how it works 🧵

[Itheum @itheum]

@AlliumLabs Yes, blockchain data might be all public but it’s hard to “trust” the data.

[Lighthouse @LighthouseWeb3]

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Built by the team behind the storage infrastructure trusted by @AethirCloud , @SingularityNET , @oceanprotocol , @itheum ,@blockfrost_io ( @Cardano_CF ) and many more.

Now bringing the same seamless developer experience to Walrus.

[Itheum @itheum]

This is fascinating technology.

Soon, AI will have its own body.

And before long, it may have a more capable mind and body than humans.

The real question is: how do humans embed objective trust into these machines as guardrails?

[1X @1x_tech]

NEO’s Hands
An API to the Physical World

[Itheum @itheum]

@CoinMarketCap Trust

[Itheum @itheum]

@Cointelegraph Satoshi is a “vision” - not a “who”

A vision of a world where everyone has control over their sovereignty.

[Itheum @itheum]

@Covalent_HQ The good old days

[Itheum @itheum]

@solana @SuperteamGEO @crowdbrainai @colosseum How can we trust autonomous machines to act in the best interest of humans?

A human-controlled trust layer needs to exist.

[Itheum @itheum]

AI needs more than intelligence.

It needs a transparent, human-controlled, objective trust layer.

Without trust, autonomy doesn’t scale.

[Itheum @itheum]

@ClusterProtocol @depindaddy Maybe it’s fine if organizations own this oil (obtained with consent) - but they need to share back equal value to the data creators (original IP owners).

This is how they can rebuild trust (which is at all time low levels)

[Itheum @itheum]

@LighthouseWeb3 @nanditmehra @ClusterProtocol 👏 👏

[Itheum @itheum]

@AlliumLabs Very interesting