Technology increases rather than eliminates the need for trust

Evidence

So it is not to be expected that scientific and technological development of civilization will bring events under control, substituting mastery over things for trust as a social mechanism and thus making it unnecessary. Instead, one should expect trust to be increasingly in demand as a means of enduring the complexity of the future which technology will generate. — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 130

Categorization

• XREF: Resonates with the reader’s thesis: Stevens’s professional mastery never substitutes for moral trust, and technological/task competence deepens rather than resolves his dependence on the Darlington institution. — connects to: Growing social complexity increases the need for trust in the present; AI advancements challenge society’s trust in online interactions. — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 1175; Improved communication technology increases misunderstanding between groups — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 640 (+10 more)
• SEED: Angle for essay: the more we technologically master our world, the more trust we need — a counter to techno-optimism that maps onto Ishiguro’s butler whose perfect service amplifies his dependence.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 130

Broader Connections

• AI advancements challenge society’s trust in online interactions. #corroborates (0.55) — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 1175
• Improved communication technology increases misunderstanding between groups #exemplifies (0.50) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 640