RE: Concern about AI-generated contributions in VCWG discussions

I use ChatGPT extensively and very effectively.  One of the first prerequisites is to:

  *   Turn ON Verification-First in ChatGPT/Copilot with the following 2 prompts: https://hyperonomy.com/2026/01/15/davos2026-exclusive-what-prompt-can-other-people-use-to-get-the-same-high-level-of-verification-that-im-receiving-on-my-responses/

  *   This completely changes your experience in terms of the format, quality, and truthfulness of the response you receive for each prompt.

Next research/learn about the concept of knowable lies in both ChatGPT/Copilot. This category of hallucinations can be inoculated against by turning Verification-First ON. In addition, here is a link to my library of research on the subject of knowable lies (including an excellent framework for suing hyperscalers): https://hyperonomy.com/?s=AILIES%3A


Lastly, a case study about using ChatGPT to research the topic of: Building a decentralized digital church for 1 billion people in Communist China: https://hyperonomy.com/?s=DDR%3A


Cheers,
Michael Herman
Chief Digital Officer
Web 7.0 Foundation



From: Steven Rowat <steven_rowat@sunshine.net>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2026 8:36 PM
To: Adrian Gropper <agropper@healthurl.com>; Credentials CG <public-credentials@w3.org>
Subject: Re: Concern about AI-generated contributions in VCWG discussions

On 2026-02-13 6:09 pm, Adrian Gropper wrote:
2.  https://shumer.dev/something-big-is-happening


-Adrian

Wow. Thank you Adrian. That's a strong statement. I'm glad I read it.

It does seem to put a different perspective on complaining about 'not knowing who is a bot'. Whether valid or not, according to Matt Shumer that problem may be a passing phase, quickly passing, and to what we can't say.

'Interesting times'.

Steven