Atom Structuring

The structuring of Atoms within the Intuition framework is guided by the principle of economic optimization. Given the economic bandwidth required for the creation of an Atom, it is economically advantageous to generate high-quality Atoms rather than suboptimal ones. Users are incentivized to ensure that the Atoms they create are maximally relevant and reusable to optimize their economic rewards.

Consider the concept of ‘trustworthy’. If a user intends to express a statement involving this concept and finds no existing Atom that adequately captures it, the user is motivated to create a new Atom. In doing so, the user might adhere to established schemas such as the https://schema.org/DefinedTerm, incorporating as much pertinent data as possible. Additionally, the user might reference the concept ‘trustworthy’ within a lexical corpus like WordNet to enhance the Atom’s utility across different languages.

While it is possible for the user to create an Atom that merely represents the raw string ‘trustworthy’, this approach would likely result in an Atom that is less useful to other users. Consequently, other participants may prefer to utilize more comprehensive Atoms. Therefore, it is in the best interest of system participants to create and converge on Atoms that effectively and optimally describe the intended concepts.

A Token Curated Registry of Atoms

With these mechanics in place, Intuition creates a global, permissionless, decentralized TCR of decentralized identities for all things—forming something akin to a universal, crowdsourced dictionary. This ‘dictionary’, which can grow to encompass all entities, concepts, and data, serves as the foundation for expressing complex concepts.

As users create and interact with Atoms, they are economically motivated to produce and utilize Atoms that are highly relevant, reusable, and well-structured. Through the allocation of economic bandwidth and user engagement, Atoms that best represent concepts and meet the needs of the community will naturally rise to the top of the registry.

This TCR mechanism creates a dynamic and self-regulating system where the value of Atoms is continually assessed and validated by the collective actions of the users. The economic incentives ensure that participants are driven to contribute high-quality data, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and refinement. In this way, the Intuition system evolves into a comprehensive registry of all concepts, represented by Atoms, where the most effective and widely accepted representations are prominently featured.