The Accountability Crisis In The Creator Economy: Building An Identity Layer
The creator economy, now a massive $480 billion industry, lacks a standardized identity layer to ensure trust and portability across platforms. Current methods rely on manual processes and unverified data, making it difficult for brands to assess creator influence accurately. To address this, the industry needs to shift from viewing creators as independent contractors to essential infrastructure, developing a unified identity protocol with verified records and performance ledgers. AI
IMPACT Proposes infrastructure changes to address AI-generated personas and bot farms inflating metrics in the creator economy.