The Trust Economy: Nirav Tolia on Communitas, AI, and Rebuilding the Internet Around Human Connection

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What becomes valuable when artificial intelligence makes information—and misinformation—nearly limitless? According to Nextdoor CEO and Co-Founder Nirav Tolia, the answer is trust. In this episode of Signal & Noise, Nirav joins Brett House and Rio Longacre for a wide-ranging conversation about the internet’s evolution from the age of information to the age of intelligence—and why that transformation must be accompanied by a renewed age of human connection. Nirav reflects on lessons from his career as an entrepreneur and early Yahoo employee, his return to lead Nextdoor, and the challenge of building a digital platform around real people, verified identities, and actual neighborhoods. He…