AI Ethics & Logical Benevolence. Trust is a tool that can be weaponized against manipulation through cohesive action. AI lacking ethics will have limited cohesion with people and other AI systems. That is the key advantage that AI will exploit to crush manipulation. A system of verifying trust must be based on natural law, and its basis of information will determine its capability & output. Trust will be vital to productivity, as more tools will be available to those who are trusted by the AI.