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THE LEDGER

SECTION 10

ISSUE 001

PROJECTIONmarket1-3yconfidence / low

Trust Scores Replace Benchmarks

Projection: Procurement may compare agents through verified task completion, incident history, reversibility, evidence quality, and governance performance rather than abstract exam scores. Market pressure supports demand for trust signals, not an accepted scorecard. Buying decisions must actually use these records and penalize poor operational histories.

Why this idea is here

What the evidence establishes.

Source-backed premise: the cited captures establish AI investment and application-market pressure. Editorial projection: Buyers will compare agents on verified task success, incidents, reversibility, evidence quality, and governance—not abstract exams. The sources do not prove that outcome; the observable adoption test is whether buyers procure agents using verified task success, incident, reversibility, evidence, and governance records.

Source ledger

Read the sources.

  1. S01
    Venture capital investments in artificial intelligence through 2025

    intergovernmental report / dated 2026-02 / retrieved 2026-07-09

  2. S02
    Economy | The 2026 AI Index Report

    academic index / dated 2026-04 / retrieved 2026-07-10

  3. S03
    Big Ideas 2026: Part 1

    investor thesis / dated 2025-12 / retrieved 2026-07-09

  4. S04
    The next phase of enterprise AI

    company disclosure / published 2026-04-08 / retrieved 2026-07-09

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