It's great when people "do their own research", but it's important to recognize the limitations of that approach.

In my first post, I essentially argue that no one does their own research on all topics (or even most topics). Not only that, I don't believe that any human has enough time and mental abilities to do so, even if they wanted to expend that much effort.

I also think you're getting confused about what types of algorithms are primary to the operation of a trust network. They are not mostly AI-algorithms, although AI algorithms could be used to supplement the information provided by a trust network (as mentioned, I'll discuss this in a later post). Instead these are "trust algorithms" that allow you to rate your trust in information sources. This is something you already do now, and I'm just looking at ways that a computer can help you to make computations based off the information you give it about your trust in different information sources.

A lot of the ideas for this project in fact are in search of means for us to attain more freedom than we have today. Webs of trust allow us to establish trust relationships outside of centralized sources of information, while helping to prevent us from being duped by false sources of information created thru the many ways that information platforms today can be gamed by savvy information professionals.