Mind · Inference
SourceEvaluate
Incentive-aware evidence weighting
Definition
Mechanism
Credibility Assessment: A Judge module for Agent evaluation. Before accepting claim, evaluate source on: track record, incentives, expertise, access to information. Ask: Why does this source believe this? Would they know if wrong? Do they benefit from me believing? Adjust weight accordingly. It demands a CiteBack for every claim, weighting the evidence by the source's historical reliability.
Invariants
- Evidence must be independently verifiable.
Risks
Failure modes
Genetic Fallacy
Dismissing valid claims solely due to the source, ignoring the evidence itself.
Relationships
Builds on
Used by
References
Examine an argument before discussing the motives of whoever makes it
Count a source's standing as support only inside its demonstrated domain of expertise
Assess checkable reasoning the same way whoever offers it; let the speaker matter only for testimony
Reference
Signature
Judge(Agent)