Cardano’s AI Internet: Bots vs. Humans? 🤖📚

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Cardano‘s founder, Charles Hoskinson, took to the airwaves on October 13 to unveil a future where the internet splits into two realms: one for bots and another for humans. “The internet is dying,” he declared, as if it were a dramatic soap opera. 🎭

Hoskinson’s diagnosis? A bot apocalypse. “The majority of internet users today are bots,” he claimed, citing “credible 2025 research” that’s probably just a spreadsheet with a 45%-64% chance of being wrong. 🤯

By 2030, he predicts, “the probability that it’s actually Bob and not Robo Bob is going to approach zero.” A bleak outlook, but at least the bots will have better grammar. 🤖

Cardano’s Role In Rebuilding The Human Internet

To save humanity, Hoskinson proposes cryptographic identity, NFTs, and a “proof-of-humanity” system. “What [DIDs] allow you to do is assign to a person an ID and then you can prove properties about that person,” he said, as if this weren’t just a fancy way of saying “trust no one.” 🔐

He even suggested using your brain’s unique fingerprint as proof of humanity. “Your brain actually has a unique fingerprint,” he said, as if we’re all part of a sci-fi thriller. 🧠

Once identity is sorted, content must carry provenance. “When you look at content you will have a marketplace for non-slop… ‘Verified made by human,’ a proof of humanity,” he said. A world where only humans can post? Sounds like a utopia. 🌍

The result? A bifurcated web: one for bots, one for humans. “We’re basically going to create an invitation-only second internet… the only place humans are allowed to go,” he said, as if the internet were a VIP lounge. 🎟️

Blockchains, he argued, are indispensable. For the human layer, “the ledger for humanity… the place where the DIDs live… where the NFTs verifying [genuine] content are.” A blockchain for humans? Finally, a use case that doesn’t involve cryptocurrency. 💰

Privacy-preserving data sharing? Enter Midnight, a system that lets users “share without sharing.” It’s like a secret handshake for your data. 🤫

Hoskinson Plans A Decentralized Social Platform

Beyond identity, Hoskinson called for “epistemic funnels” and “veracity bonds.” “Users and institutions that assert facts could post economic stakes that are slashed if claims later prove false,” he said. A world where truth is a commodity? How quaint. 💰

On the business side, he predicted an AdTech realignment. “Humans aren’t there to watch [ads]… a whole multi-trillion-dollar industry is going to be disrupted,” he said. A future where ads are as relevant as a parrot in a library. 🦜

Bots Bots Bots, AI Slop, and the Death of the Internet

– Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) October 13, 2025

Hoskinson’s roadmap includes a decentralized social platform, integrating “proof-of-humanity credentials” and “truth-market mechanisms.” It’s like Twitter, but with more blockchain and fewer memes. 🧠

He also praised Lace as the “perfect on-ramp,” claiming it’s “just about to go into mobile.” A mobile app for blockchain? How revolutionary. 📱

Throughout, Hoskinson rejected “price fixation” and called for crypto to focus on “civilizational resilience.” “If you think it’s just token go up, token go down… you’re a useless person,” he said. A reminder that crypto is just a fancy way of saying “invest in chaos.” 🤪

At press time, Cardano (ADA) traded at $0.69. A price so low, it’s practically a donation. 💸

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2025-10-14 17:07