> "From a brand perspective, a company perspective, I just think it’s so critical that you are clear to your customer that there will be always a human if you want," admitted Sebastian Siemiatkowski, the Swedish fintech's CEO.

Futurism

Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back

Years after outsourcing marketing and customer service gigs to AI, the Swedish company Klarna is looking to hire its humans back.

“… about a third of survey participants also fear that news in the so-called mainstream media is being manipulated. Americans' trust in the media is therefore under pressure.”

Statista Daily Data

Infographic: A Third of Americans Worries About Manipulated News

This chart shows the share of respondents who agree with the following statements on news (in percent).

Can individuals reclaim power from overreaching institutions? In this episode, @Shawn welcomes @Yaël Deputy Director of Consumer Choice Center and Fellow at Bitcoin Policy Institute. Yaël unpacks how overreach during the pandemic exposed institutional distrust, why agencies like the CFPB often hinder innovation, and how Bitcoin and decentralized technologies empower individuals to reclaim control. From vaping to stablecoins, we explore how consumer choice and sound money are fueling consumer empowerment. 📺️ Watch here: 🎧️ Or listen and subscribe on @Fountain or your favorite podcast app:

Trust Revolution

Trust Revolution

Unfiltered conversations with builders, thinkers, and operators in Bitcoin and beyond. Exploring systems we trust, why they work (or don

@Yaël on the goal of sound Bitcoin policy: limiting government, *not* individuals. 🎧️ 📺️ Subscribe to be notified when the full episode drops tomorrow.

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Trust Revolution

Unfiltered conversations with builders, thinkers, and operators in Bitcoin and beyond. Exploring systems we trust, why they work (or don

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Next week on Trust Revolution: npub1clk6vc9xhjp8q5cws262wuf2eh4zuvwupft03hy4ttqqnm7e0jrq3upup9's conversation with @Yaël consumer advocate, journalist, and Bitcoin policy expert with a unique global lens. “I think we as individuals know exactly what’s best for us, for our families, and for those in our community.” — Yaël Ossowski Subscribe now to get it when it drops next Wednesday.

Trust Revolution

Trust Revolution

Unfiltered conversations with builders, thinkers, and operators in Bitcoin and beyond. Exploring systems we trust, why they work (or don

https://www.youtube.com/@TrustRev

@david on the nature of freedom technology View quoted note →

Can we escape the echo chamber? @Shawn welcomes @david a neurologist, electrical engineer, and freedom technologist, for a deep dive into Web of Trust. Recorded at @Bitcoin Park Nashville, David shares his path from clinical practice to building Brainstorm, a personal Web of Trust relay on Nostr, and GrapeRank, an algorithm reimagining trust curation. 📺️ Watch here: 🎧️ Listen and subscribe on @Fountain or your favorite podcast app: https://podcast.trustrevolution.co/episodepage/s01e04-dr-david-strayhorn

"He who lives without trust in others lives as if besieged, seeing enemies where there may be none." —Epictetus

Would you trust this with your kids?

Google Plans to Roll Out Its A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13

The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and warned families in an email about the changes.

@Max on banking without trust. View quoted note →

"The second realm has always existed. It's where people meet and trade without asking permission, simply because they want to help each other." —Max Hillebrand In this episode of Trust Revolution, @Shawn welcomes entrepreneur, cypherpunk, and Bitcoin privacy pioneer @Max for a powerful conversation about how trust, finance, and community are being rebuilt from the ground up. 📺️ Watch here: 🎧️ Or listen on npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5:

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Trust Revolution • S01E03 Max Hillebrand – The rise of peer-to-peer economies • Watch on Fountain

From working inside the banking system to living fully bankless. In this episode of Trust Revolution, Shawn welcomes entrepreneur, cypherpunk, and ...

"Trust, but verify." —Russian proverb

This won’t stop until we take back control of our data.

Richard Fisher’s Aeon essay explores how AI-driven science could outstrip human understanding, challenging trust in scientific systems as they become incomprehensible and autonomous. This shift raises critical questions about how we will relate to technologies that operate beyond human control.

When AIs do science, it will be strange and incomprehensible | Aeon Essays

When AI takes over the practice of science we will likely find the results strange and incomprehensible. Should we worry?

What would it take to trust a healthcare company to protect our personal data when they fail over and over again? "According to recent research from Trustwave, for example, 21% of all ransomware attacks worldwide are targeted at public health and government healthcare organizations."

IT Pro

More than 5 million Americans just had their personal information exposed in the Yale New Haven Health data breach – and lawsuits are already rolling in

Highly personal data was accessed after Yale New Haven Health was hacked earlier this year

"If you wish to be trusted, be trustworthy. For what man will rely on one who betrays his own nature?" —Marcus Aurelius

It’s a hot button issue, but a question more and more are asking: is multiculturalism incompatible with high-trust societies?

Reject the notion that privacy is for the paranoid.

Why should I care if I’m giving up my privacy? View quoted note →