Entity Graph
Jason Barnard positions Entity Graph as the U (Understandability) layer of the Three Graphs. Low fuzziness, verified facts, binary edges. Foundation that other graphs depend on.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ENTITY GRAPH │
│ "The Meticulous Librarian" │
│ Fuzziness: LOW ●○○ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ ┌──────────┐ founderOf ┌──────────┐ │
│ │ Jason │─────────────────▶│ Kalicube │ │
│ │ Barnard │ │ │ │
│ └────┬─────┘ └──────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ │ speakerAt │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌──────────┐ │
│ │Brighton │ │
│ │ SEO │ │
│ └──────────┘ │
│ │
│ NODES: Entities (people, companies, events) │
│ EDGES: Predicates (founderOf, speakerAt, worksFor) │
│ WEIGHTS: Verification confidence (0-100%) │
│ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
OUTCOME: AI KNOWS who you are
AI states facts without hedging
Corroboration Decay: Why the Proof you Built Yesterday might be a Dead Link Today
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