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Crypto as Infrastructure for Truth and Trust in the Era of AI

In an AI-driven world flooded with noise, crypto offers new tools for verifying what's real and deciding who to trust.
Crypto as Infrastructure for Truth and Trust in the Era of AI
David Christopher David Christopher
Apr 25, 2025 • 5 min read
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We're at a strange point in internet history: everyone can publish, but no one can agree on what's real.

AI now generates much of what we see—from news stories and images to entire online profiles. Deepfakes spread fast. Lies outpace corrections. This doesn’t just induce confusion, it comes with real costs:

The internet once promised access to truth. But at scale, that promise collapsed. Trust evolved from personal relationships to institutional authorities and finally to digital platforms that initially solved the "online trust problem" with reliability and protections. 

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David Christopher

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David is a writer/analyst at Bankless. Prior to joining Bankless, he worked for a series of early-stage crypto startups and on grants from the Ethereum, Solana, and Urbit Foundations. He graduated from Skidmore College in New York. He currently lives in the Midwest and enjoys NFTs, but no longer participates in them.

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