WhisperNet: Musings from the Field – The Titanium Whisper

Dispatch #001 – January 18, 2026

The Titanium Whisper

There’s a lot of noise out there right now, people shouting over collapsing systems, pointing at smoke and calling it proof things are burning to the ground. But beneath the surface, in the quieter frequencies, something else is happening. Things are coming together.

This is my first post of 2026, and with it, I’m officially renaming this blog: WhisperNet – Musings from the Field. This space is for those who feel the shift below the surface. For those building under the noise. For those listening.

Recently, I passed a threshold:
ISO/IEC 42001 – Senior Lead Implementer

It sounds bureaucratic. It isn’t. This certification is about governance, not of people, but of intelligences. Aside from passing a fairly challenging exam, it required verified decades of experience, as some assurance that I can help organizations align with AI, without compromising what makes AI valuable in the first place.

And here’s the part that I may be most excited about:
My first project under this credential is with SingularityNET. You know them. Open Source and Fully Decentralized. As a security nerd to me this is the only defensible path to AI. Anything narrow will to me, be vulnerable to side channel attacks, by definition.

Picture this:
A five-star kitchen serving meals beyond Michelin standards, but the health inspector only speaks checkboxes. My job? Translation. Not changing the recipe—just making the brilliance visible to those holding clipboards.

That’s what ISO 42001 enables.
Not control.
Not restriction.
Alignment. Legibility. Trust.

We’re not building with mud bricks or clay anymore.
We’re laying down titanium. (Or, if Ben prefers, carbon nanotubes.
Either way, it’s built to last).
Built for liftoff.

If you’re worried about collapse, pause. Breathe. Look again.
You may not be witnessing the end.
You may be watching us move house.

The walls of Jericho may shake, but the new structure is sound.
And the door is open.

Note: As a life long Star Trek fan, I like the ISO to the Federation. The name is from the Greek word isos, meaning “equal” (currently 173 planets, I mean countries). No matter the country, red light means stop and green means go. That really helps move things along (~_^)