Are we losing the ability to recognize real effort in the age of AI?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been building something called TruthLens, and I’d really value feedback from people here who think deeply about products.

👉 Current version: https://gkandco.tech/truthlens

Lately I’ve been stuck on one question:

If AI content becomes indistinguishable from human content… does “authenticity” still matter?

What I’m building (long-term vision)

I’m not trying to build just another AI detection tool.
I’m working toward a “proof-of-human” layer for the internet — a way to make it easier to trust content again.

The idea is:
Not just detecting AI-generated content
But enabling verifiable human-created content

For example:
Attaching authenticity signals at the time of creation
Exploring things like camera/video-based proof of real presence
Building a system where content can carry trust, not just information

What exists right now

Basic AI-content detection
Early trust signals
This is just a starting point — not the final product.
The core problem I’m trying to solve
We’re moving into a world where:
Content can be generated at scale
It’s getting harder to tell what’s real
And trust is slowly eroding

Where this might actually matter (my current thinking)
Hiring → knowing if work/portfolios are actually yours
Personal writing → creators wanting to prove “this came from me”
News / media → trust in what’s real vs generated
Online identity → proving presence, not just output

But I’m not sure if these are real problems people feel today — or just future concerns.

Where I need clarity

I don’t want this to become something that sounds important but isn’t used.
So I’d really value honest input:

Do you actually care about proving content is human-made?

In what situations would this matter most?

Would you ever use a tool to prove your own content is real?

What would make something like this genuinely useful in your workflow?

I feel strongly about this direction, but I’m still figuring out what it should become.

Brutal honesty is welcome.