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How DET.io’s research fits together

Follow the dependencies between people, identity, agents, infrastructure, engineering, and stewardship.

Research synthesis · Reviewed 3 October 2026

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Interactive research mapChoose a participant
PeopleObjectives & agencyIdentity / VEIDVerify with less disclosureDSEMACoordinate useful agentsVirtEngineAcquire physical resourcesBosunTest engineering workflowsStewardshipPurpose, rules & challenge
Intended beneficiaries

People

People choose goals, question results, and need meaningful access to services. The economic hypothesis asks whether participation can remain possible when human labour is less in demand.

Contributes
Objectives and demand → agents
Depends on
Useful services ← agents
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Arrows show proposed dependencies, not completed integrations. Sources: program records and synthesis evidence.

01 / Explanation

One portfolio, different responsibilities

Identity research concerns verification with limited disclosure. VirtEngine concerns acquiring and paying for computing resources. DSEMA concerns the coordination and containment of evolving agents. Bosun is an experimental software-engineering track that can generate practical lessons about executor routing, recovery, and review.

02 / Explanation

Connections are hypotheses to test

Connecting these roles suggests an architecture in which people set objectives, agents do useful work, and independent providers supply computation. It does not establish that all components are integrated, that agents always act safely, or that the resulting economy benefits everyone. The research section separates documented designs from that wider hypothesis.

03 / Explanation

Trust does not transfer automatically

A verified person can still behave badly. A signed record can contain a false measurement. A reviewed code change can contain an undiscovered defect. Each handoff needs its own evidence and failure response; no single identity, ledger, or score substitutes for every other check.

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