Diamantino's reflection on trust reads like a philosophical TED Talk delivered from the ruins of a data centre. The message is earnest: human connection is under siege, and algorithms are the new middlemen in our relationships. We’re told to reclaim our attention, demand transparency, and teach children that trust isn’t measured in likes, though one suspects they’ll be too busy curating their avatars to notice.
The irony, of course, is that this heartfelt plea arrives via a digital platform, nestled between targeted ads and algorithmic recommendations. Still, the call to resist by simply being present, eye contact, empathy, actual conversation, is refreshingly radical in a world where even silence might be recorded. Trust, it seems, is the new rebellion.
Thank you. I feel that we are loosing a very important aspect of what make us humans. And the extreme delegation in having proxies in between us, is somehow changing how we behave. True there's a lot of good things that we now take for granted, but we can't deny the impact is having on us...and not for the best reasons.
Trust is absolutely foundational to human thriving. It's been the key thread in the advancement of humans throughout history. Will AI change that - or enhance trust? Good article!
Thank you Kathleen, I do believe that AI will have some sort of impact, in the hands of certain people. But I'm certain that we will adapt to our environment and strengthen our trust.
Yes, exactly. It’s tempting to think the real problem is in the code, but it’s really in how we relate to each other. This reminded me that trust is something we create every day in small ways, not just in big systems.
Breach of Trust is everywhere, brother. Medicine, banks, government, schools, religion—throw a rock and it’ll hit broken trust. The sulfur crowd made betrayal into a business model. But the wolf knows: real trust isn’t signed in ink, it’s carried in the field. That’s why their contracts rot, while our word still stands.
Diamantino's reflection on trust reads like a philosophical TED Talk delivered from the ruins of a data centre. The message is earnest: human connection is under siege, and algorithms are the new middlemen in our relationships. We’re told to reclaim our attention, demand transparency, and teach children that trust isn’t measured in likes, though one suspects they’ll be too busy curating their avatars to notice.
The irony, of course, is that this heartfelt plea arrives via a digital platform, nestled between targeted ads and algorithmic recommendations. Still, the call to resist by simply being present, eye contact, empathy, actual conversation, is refreshingly radical in a world where even silence might be recorded. Trust, it seems, is the new rebellion.
Thank you. I feel that we are loosing a very important aspect of what make us humans. And the extreme delegation in having proxies in between us, is somehow changing how we behave. True there's a lot of good things that we now take for granted, but we can't deny the impact is having on us...and not for the best reasons.
Trust is absolutely foundational to human thriving. It's been the key thread in the advancement of humans throughout history. Will AI change that - or enhance trust? Good article!
Thank you Kathleen, I do believe that AI will have some sort of impact, in the hands of certain people. But I'm certain that we will adapt to our environment and strengthen our trust.
Yes, exactly. It’s tempting to think the real problem is in the code, but it’s really in how we relate to each other. This reminded me that trust is something we create every day in small ways, not just in big systems.
Trust is found and build on small gestures, every day...
Breach of Trust is everywhere, brother. Medicine, banks, government, schools, religion—throw a rock and it’ll hit broken trust. The sulfur crowd made betrayal into a business model. But the wolf knows: real trust isn’t signed in ink, it’s carried in the field. That’s why their contracts rot, while our word still stands.