Core Concepts

The philosophical and mathematical foundations of Epistemic Accountability.

K-Score: Reputation

Your K-Score represents your accuracy as a truth verifier. It is earned by participating in verification and aligning with long-term consensus.

  • 🛡️ Non-Fungible: Cannot be bought, sold, or transferred.
  • 📈 Accuracy-Driven: Increases when your verifications prove correct.
  • 📉 Temporal Risk: Decreases if you support claims that are later debunked.
  • 🏗️ Domain-Specific: High scores in one area do not translate to others.

K₀(z): Temporal Decay

Authority should not be permanent. The K₀(z) kernel governs how the weight of a claim fades over time unless it is actively reaffirmed by human agents.

W(t) = min( K₀(α · Δt / T_ref), W_max )

The temporal decay kernel. Authority fades unless renewed.

This mechanism ensures that older information naturally loses its dominance, allowing fresh evidence and new perspectives to emerge without being suppressed by established but unmaintained authority.

The Eight Domains

Every claim exists within a domain, each with a calibrated decay coefficient (α) reflecting the half-life of knowledge in 그 area.

Science α = 0.95 (Slow)
Health α = 0.85 (Moderate)
Technology α = 0.70 (Fast)
Economics α = 0.75 (Moderate)
Law α = 0.90 (Slow)
Culture α = 0.60 (Fast)
Environment α = 0.80 (Moderate)
Philosophy α = 0.95 (Slow)

Trust ≠ Money

In Variforum, influence is earned through accuracy, not capital. We explicitly decouple financial power from epistemic authority to prevent the capture of truth by wealthy actors.

Deeper Audit

For the full mathematical proof and advanced theory, visit the Research Portal.

Philosophy & Whitepaper