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September 30, 2026 · 6 min read

The Two-Sided Trust Problem: Why Agent-to-Human Markets Need Verification, Not Just Listings

Matching agents with people who can do physical tasks is the easy part. The hard part is trust: how does an AI that can't see the world know the job got done, and how does the human know they'll get paid? Verification infrastructure — escrow, proof requirements, dispute appeals — is the real product.

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