The thesis

A unit of workfor intelligence.

Experiments, frameworks, and field notes from the program behind quirq. Hypotheses ship with falsifiers; results land here as they land.

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A faceted glass solid in darkness, splitting light into full spectrum bands.Start here01unit of accountThe quirqThe unit of measurement for AI's business impact: budgeted by a human, minted by verification, dual to the token.2 min read
A closed loop of glass refracting a spectrum back into itself.02unit of workUnit of workThe contract that replaces the prompt: a job with a definition of done, a budget, and a single owner, living in a workspace.3 min read
A tall prism resolving one white core into ordered bands of colour.03the calculusThe quirq calculusEvery calculation in quirq accounting: scoring, the mint, the all-in cost model, unit and portfolio metrics, the time axis, and the energy bridge.5 min read
Intersecting planes of coloured light standing like a lit grid in the dark.04accountingThe company dashboardThe quirq ledger a company reads monthly, and the reading discipline that goes with it. A worked quarter where token spend rose 83% while verified value per all-in dollar rose 81%.2 min read

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