AI governance is heading down a different path from typical regulation. EU, Korea, and US legislation, academic critique, market autonomous adoption, identity/KYC complement, compliance SaaS - five branches pointing the same direction, plus the 5 elements of governance taking shape.
Proof of personhood and AI agent identity are two layers of the same track. World ID, Passkey, DID adoption curves + Defakto, t54, Indicio funding + payment network entries - the entire identity track in one piece.
The two dominant AI content watermark standards - SynthID and C2PA - adoption broken down by modality, timeline, and camp. Same trust problem at different layers, heading toward coexistence rather than displacement. Plus EU Article 50's operational gaps and compliance gaming scenarios.
AI governance is heading down a different path from typical regulation. EU, Korea, and US legislation, academic critique, market autonomous adoption, identity/KYC complement, compliance SaaS - five branches pointing the same direction, plus the 5 elements of governance taking shape.
Proof of personhood and AI agent identity are two layers of the same track. World ID, Passkey, DID adoption curves + Defakto, t54, Indicio funding + payment network entries - the entire identity track in one piece.
The two dominant AI content watermark standards - SynthID and C2PA - adoption broken down by modality, timeline, and camp. Same trust problem at different layers, heading toward coexistence rather than displacement. Plus EU Article 50's operational gaps and compliance gaming scenarios.
As AI-generated content becomes the default, trust infrastructure is splitting into content, personhood, and agent-identity tracks. Five markets, a 5-layer frame, five Big Tech camps, VC flows, and regulation - placed on a single plane.