Verification System
The mechanisms for checking claims against evidence and counterevidence
The verification system is the set of mechanisms Coscientist uses to check claims against evidence, counterevidence, and alternative explanations. It is not a single tool but a coordinated suite of protocols and practices.
Core Components
- Verification — the process of checking claims
- Rebuttal-First Search — seeking counterevidence before acceptance
- Multi-AI Consensus Protocol — using model disagreement as a signal
- Unanimity Requirement — accepting claims only when all reviewers agree
- Responsibility Line — tracing who asserted what
- Counterexample — cases that break claims
- Zero-Trust Ingestion — requiring provenance before authority
The system is designed to keep correction cheaper than drift and to support desirable difficulty so that the Operator remains engaged.