Joshua Baron: Trust Cannot Be Engineered Behind Closed Doors

Council Founding Member Joshua Baron on Why Trust Cannot Be Engineered Behind Closed Doors

AI Trust Council Independent Founding Member Joshua D. Baron published an essay on LinkedIn arguing that the trust layer of the internet cannot be engineered by any single company behind a closed door. The argument is the operating principle of the Trust Identity Protocol and the AI Trust Council Charter.

AI Trust Council Independent Founding Member Joshua D. Baron published 'Trust Cannot Be Engineered Behind Closed Doors' on LinkedIn. His essay frames why trust in AI-era content requires open standards, multi-stakeholder governance, and a Charter that no single company can capture. The argument is the operating principle of the Trust Identity Protocol (TIP) and the AI Trust Council convened May 3, 2026.

Read the full essay at https://theailab.org/insights/trust-cannot-be-engineered-behind-closed-doors