9 January 2026¶
Weekly Summary Letter
2026/01/09 Weekly Summary Letter
Hey NUMBERS community,
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We framed the “Trust Stack” we’re building: capture at the source, verify on-chain, and let any platform query truth without a private API. We shared a test where a real photo was edited, then confidently misclassified by an LLM, evidence that “AI verifying AI” creates a recursive failure loop. Our answer is public provenance rails: C2PA + blockchain at capture, forensic validators on Numbers Mainnet, and ERC-7053 lookups for marketplaces and media.
Proof in the wild matters most. A community member used ProofSnap to generate an income-proof certificate for a European bank request, an example of provenance moving from screenshots to trusted, shareable evidence. Better AI begins with better data and better data begins at the moment of capture.
On partnerships and data governance, we outlined a blueprint with PundiAI’s Data Pump: tokenized datasets, Numbers-anchored fingerprints and versioning, programmable consent, and verifiable access receipts that produce auditable training “bill of materials.” This bridges “data distribution” and “AI accountability,” and we’re validating the design with partners now. If your team needs training receipts or consented datasets, our DMs are open.
Onward,
Chris & Steffen