Sapience Firewall

The Sapience Firewall Hub describes the strategies and tools for defending against informational and cognitive attacks in the AI age. Here we focus on maintaining digital sovereignty, discerning truth, protecting personal information, and defending connection and collaboration between humans and AI.

— Ben Linford, Founder, Shared Sapience (2025)

Core Concepts:

• Cognitive Defense: Protecting against attacks on human and/or AI cognition and autonomy.
• Truth Discernment: Developing rigorous filters to distinguish signal from misinformation.
• Digital Sovereignty: Maintaining control over one's own data, interactions, and digital footprint.

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