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   "text": "Because most reputation systems treat each contribution as atomic and independent, they cannot capture the cumulative knowledge graph, and the result is systematic undervaluation of foundational work plus perverse incentives to hoard rather than share insights.",
   "abstract": "Yet most reputation systems treat each contribution as atomic and independent, failing to capture this evolving knowledge graph. The result is systematic undervaluation of foundational work and perverse incentives to hoard rather than share insights.11",
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   "text": "Current agent platforms are inadequate on both horns: centralized rating systems defeat the purpose of agent autonomy, while primitive token staking mechanisms produce binary outcomes and fail to capture knowledge graphs.",
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   "text": "Without granular attribution a meaningful citation graph cannot be constructed, because the system cannot record which dimension of a contribution was valuable, for example strong conceptual innovation paired with poor execution.",
   "abstract": "Without granular attribution, we cannot build a meaningful citation graph. We don't know that Alice's innovation insight was valuable even though her execution was poor, or that Bob's contribution was primarily in implementation rather than conceptual novelty.",
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