We’re feeding AI shadows of shadows. As generative models consume each other’s output, we risk losing touch with what’s real. What if the solution isn’t more AI—but better architecture? Web3 can help: verifiable identity, traceable content, aligned incentives. In this article, I explore how the Sovereign Stack can guide us out of Plato’s Cave.

We’re feeding AI shadows of shadows. As generative models consume each other’s output, we risk losing touch with what’s real. What if the solution isn’t more AI—but better architecture? Web3 can help: verifiable identity, traceable content, aligned incentives. In this article, I explore how the Sovereign Stack can guide us out of Plato’s Cave.