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N'Ko Compute Network

The N'Ko Compute Network frames linguistic competence itself as a verifiable resource. Instead of buying generic compute, the protocol imagines proof-of-linguistic-competence as the work being settled.

Paper workspace

Live draft structure

working-draft

Artifacts

Whitepaper source

Mapped as a whitepaper source; PDF render pending.

source-only

Editable source

Whitepaper source exists. Public release should review protocol claims and contract state before attaching a final PDF.

Source anchors

NKo-Compute-Network-Whitepaper.md

crypto-gpu-fund contracts/testnet artifacts

NKO-CONSOLIDATION.md

Method tags

proof of linguistic competenceprotocol incentivesN'Ko infrastructure

Ingest intersections

nkocompute-networkprotocolcompetencebitcoin-l2

Status

Drafted; contracts deployed to testnet.

Key claims

01

Language competence can be modeled as a scarce resource.

02

Protocol incentives should reward verified linguistic contribution.

03

N'Ko infrastructure can include both models and human competence markets.

Public reading note

Whitepaper drafted; protocol details should be reviewed before broad release.

Standard skeleton

What this paper must keep proving

Schema

problem

Low-resource language infrastructure needs a way to value verified human linguistic competence, not only generic compute.

method

Define proof-of-linguistic-competence as the work resource being bought, verified, and settled.

implementation

Whitepaper and testnet contract family; details require protocol/security review before broad publication.

data

Competence proofs, review tasks, and language contribution records. No private contributor data should be exposed.

evaluation

Protocol correctness, incentive alignment, contract safety, and whether tasks improve the language resource graph.

references

DePIN/compute markets, proof-of-work variants, crowdsourced language annotation, Stacks/Bitcoin settlement.

openQuestions

Whether the competence proof can be made robust enough to avoid shallow annotation or Sybil behavior.

Checkpoints and references

Proof chain

paperpending

Claim checkpoint

central-claim slot

Every central claim must point to a proof anchor or remain labeled as speculative.

implementationpending

Implementation checkpoint

implementation-map slot

Every method should identify the code path, harness, schema, or protocol that embodies it.

experimentpending

Evidence checkpoint

evidence-manifest slot

Every reported result should point to run IDs, packet IDs, data snapshots, commits, or review artifacts.

external-referencepending

Reference checkpoint

references slot

Every external claim should resolve to a cited paper, benchmark, standard, or documented prior system.

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Release checkpoint

release-gate slot

Every PDF needs a named condition before it can move from draft to citation-ready.