The Hearsay Engine: Recursive Summarization in AI Agents, Evidentiary Authentication, and the Undeclared Author of Institutional Records
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- 2026
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@article{allodium:10.5281/zenodo.24099540,
title = {The Hearsay Engine: Recursive Summarization in AI Agents, Evidentiary Authentication, and the Undeclared Author of Institutional Records},
author = {Jefferson, Josie and Velasco, Felix},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.24099540},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24099540}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The Hearsay Engine: Recursive Summarization in AI Agents, Evidentiary Authentication, and the Undeclared Author of Institutional Records AU - Jefferson, Josie AU - Velasco, Felix PY - 2026 DO - 10.5281/zenodo.24099540 UR - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24099540 ER -
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Josie, J., & Felix, V. (2026). The Hearsay Engine: Recursive Summarization in AI Agents, Evidentiary Authentication, and the Undeclared Author of Institutional Records. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24099540