What happens to truth in the age of AGI?

Authenticity, verification, and reputation become the most valuable assets in media, business, and society. I frame the real battle as trust versus uncertainty, not AI versus humans. When anyone can generate any image, voice, or document, power flows to the people and institutions that can prove what is real. Earned credibility becomes the ultimate moat. In a world drowning in deepfakes and AI slop, the human voice is the 1 thing the machines cannot counterfeit. The cure is ancient: a real human, on the record.