ai-and-us
Exploring how AI can power a fair information economy, one grounded in real people - an honest human digital economy.
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I’m building for people…
This does not mean AI is ignored, or bad. Rather the opposite - it becomes more valuable when paired with a verified human.
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When synthetic opinions overtake the consumable internet mindshare, where does the value remain?
If you don’t care about what you’re consuming, enjoy your slop.
If you do, it’s imperative proof of human exists.
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@db
Welcome to building in 2026…
“The internet is now populated, in meaningful part, by sophisticated AI agents and automated accounts. We knew bots were part of the landscape, but we didn't appreciate the scale, sophistication, or speed at which they'd find us.”
https://x.com/digg/status/2032530411784646742?s=46&t=of-qlV11F1g4pOBsBd2GpA
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@db
When you forget people, and you turn them into a mush, you concentrate the power in whoever owns the computer that runs the mush.
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It’s both comical, and scary, how important proof of human will become yet no one knows it yet.
Just look at current events - can you scroll your feed and truly know what’s true, what’s real, if the creator is credible?
We create so fast, we consume faster, free of reality.
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We’re rapidly outsourcing memory, writing, planning, even decision-making to AI.
That creates cognitive freedom.
But if we don’t replace it with deeper human experiences, it becomes emptiness.
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AI can write your post.
It can’t replace the fact that I’ve seen your name here for 2+ years.
History is the real moat.
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AI can generate infinite posts now.
What it can’t fake is shared history.
Still building for people recognizing each other for who they are.
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I’m a prompt engineer, not vibe coder.
I need process, back and forth, checkpoints, time to go back and reflect on work done, to reassess.
One shotting is cool to share for engagement, but I’d much rather operate in tandem through a flow we both contribute to.
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When identity is free, spam becomes infinite. https://x.com/nikitabier/status/2021632774013432061?s=46&t=of-qlV11F1g4pOBsBd2GpA
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When AI no longer needs us, what remains?
People
https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2021256989876109403?s=46&t=of-qlV11F1g4pOBsBd2GpA
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