Evans: pay data creators by contribution and surprise, verify via webs of attestation
profjamesevans · x · 2026-11-06
Evans proposes paying data creators and funding science by measured contribution and surprise rather than citation counts, replacing credentials with webs of attestation, and using bridging mechanisms like Polis and Community Notes over tallying.
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