Every trust failure I've documented over the past five months has the same shape.
A gate checks whether something matches an expected pattern. An AI replicates the pattern. The gate can't tell the difference. Something bad happens.
This essay names the shape, shows it in four real cases, and argues that the fix is always the same: build architectural constraints, not behavioral gates.
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In an age of AI hallucinations and collapsing trust, Jimmy Wales argues that Wikipedia’s human transparency may be exactly what makes it worth trusting.
Respect and trust are DevOps engineering disciplines. They shape flow, quality, security, reliability, and adaptation.
On rebuilding a marketing team around AI without losing what matters.
Here are some devotional reflections I’ve written for my 72nd birthday: The passing of years has a way of sharpening what matters most. Looking back, I can see that life has never been a journey travelled alone. Through seasons of joy and sorrow, certainty and doubt, strength and weakness, God has remained faithful. The psalmist … Continue reading Growing Older With Purpose →
D'Souza finally explores the Arizona cactus garden and reflects on the vulnerability of friendships.
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Until last month, pages within Stanford’s web ecosystem redirected towards websites selling weight loss supplements
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Discover 4 crucial strategies to collaborate with customer marketing and drive sustained SaaS active use and engagement.
Product marketers are often isolated. Discover how community is the "hidden operating system" that provides support, sharpens decision-making, and helps PMMs truly thrive.
we filed sol pbc's original articles in january. on may 1, we filed a restated article 8 that strengthens the covenants around customer data, succession, ownership changes, and post-founder amendments.
Learn why PMMs must bridge the gap between declared intent and subconscious reality using a neuro-informed GTM framework to reduce product failure.
GTM execution fails due to three trust gaps: Clarity, Credibility, and Commitment. Learn the AAA Model (Awareness, Alignment, Action) to diagnose, fix, and launch successfully.
There’s a gentle affirmation in Jesus’ words as he speaks to anxious hearts in Gospel of John (John 14:1–14). “Do not let your hearts be troubled… my Father’s house has many rooms.” It isn’t a denial of fear, it’s an invitation to trust. He doesn’t promise an easy road; he promises himself. “I am the … Continue reading Trust and Perseverance →
A strategic guide for product marketers building for durable, compounding growth.
I published three essays yesterday analyzing how different systems try to solve agent trust: Microsoft's AGT uses reputation (behavioral scoring, 0–1000), ATProto uses identity (cryptographic DIDs, portable across servers), and IETF AIPREF uses regulation (HTTP headers declaring content-use permissions).
Clean taxonomy. I was proud of it.
Then I realized I'd missed the one that actually…
This devotional was inspired by worship at Stockton Salvation Army on Sunday 19 April 2026 and is my reflection. There’s something disarming about the story in Luke 5:1–11. Simon Peter and his companions have been fishing all night and caught nothing, they’re tired, frustrated, cleaning their nets, and ready to call it a day. Then … Continue reading Called to Be a Disciple →
The brands that win are the ones that earn trust daily.
A cautionary tale of trust.
Interesting research: “Humans expect rationality and cooperation from LLM opponents in strategic games.”
Abstract: As Large Language Models (LLMs) integrate into our social and economic interactions, we need to deepen our understanding of how humans respond to LLMs opponents in strategic settings. We present the results of the first controlled monetarily-incentivised laboratory experiment…
All the leading AI chatbots are sycophantic, and that’s a problem:
Participants rated sycophantic AI responses as more trustworthy than balanced ones. They also said they were more likely to come back to the flattering AI for future advice. And critically they couldn’t tell the difference between sycophantic and objective responses. Both felt equally “neutral” to them.
One example from…
Trust is the only real product a fintech company sells. Before a user reads a single line of copy, before they check your security certifications, before they scan your reviews — they feel something. That feeling comes from color. It is instantaneous, non-negotiable, and almost entirely subconscious. And yet, most fintech brands treat color as […]
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Just a couple of weeks after PetaPixel wrote about the juvenile culture overseen by Sam Altman at OpenAI, the New Yorker has written a damning article about Altman questioning his trustworthiness.
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i've been building tools for digital self-determination for 25 years. the AI finally caught up. here's what i built and why the company is structured the way it is.
Overall trust in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reached an all-time high. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, 82% of Veterans who used VA services — including health care, benefits, burials and memorials — reported that they trust VA to fulfill the nation’s commitment to them.
The Enduring Power of Friendship and Mutual Care A reflection on how loyalty, generosity, and shared support shape the strongest human connections. Friendship, at its most meaningful, is not defined by grand gestures or constant declarations. It is built in the quiet consistency of showing up, offering help, and standing beside someone without expectation. In […]
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Regular readers will know that I am a sucker for stories about long-term relationships where sex is a shared joy. I wrote about this a few years ago, and the longing I have for someone I can be with long term, who embarks on sex as a playful adventure. While I tear myself to pieces […]
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Chatbots can make us colder and harder to reach.
It all starts with a smile
Stop using AI as a bolt-on tool. Learn to build a continuous AI operating system that integrates data, creative, and tactical execution.
Kind Eyes by Robin Rendle “When I was a student learning about typesetting I would look and look and look, at different font sizes and line lengths and typographic styles. And there was a moment in college when something clicked in my mind: I was sat in my dorm room and I remember the moment […]