Trust, Not Capability, Is the Real Barrier to AI Adoption
williamtp · x · 2026-07-20
The author argues that trust, not capability, is now the main barrier to AI adoption. The issue is framed as a fundamental technology problem rather than something the industry can simply scale away.
He connects this to OpenAI’s AGI definition — systems that outperform humans at most economically valuable work — and says that without trust, that work will remain in human hands. He says he has published two essays: one diagnosing the problem and one proposing an architecture to overcome it.
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