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The Accretion Model
A kind of AI model that grows by adding new parts, never by changing old ones. A stranger can check its whole history. We built a tiny version, Cultivar-0, on a regular computer.
- BUILT/VERIFIED-CPU
- PROVEN-toy
- systems and trust — not a capability crown
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- DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21628429
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Summary
A kind of AI model that grows by adding new parts, never by changing old ones. A stranger can check its whole history. We built a tiny version, Cultivar-0, on a regular computer.
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Authors
Annalea Layton · Vext Labs, Inc. · ORCID 0009-0001-3695-9569
Acknowledgments
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Cite
Layton, A. (2026). The Accretion Model. Vext Labs. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21628429
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