MIT Media Lab director Jessica Rosenworcel, speaking at KBTG Techtopia 2026, reframes the "human of tomorrow" debate around trust: technology adoption now requires deliberate trust architecture from the ground up, not assumed. She highlights rising autonomous systems (AI agents, warehouse robots, autonomous vehicles) and Edelman Trust Barometer data showing tech confidence peaked in 2020 then declined globally due to privacy concerns, misinformation, and job loss fears. Notably, Thailand currently has higher tech trust than the US—a situation Rosenworcel suggests may signal a warning trend rather than an exception.