Structural authority involves implementing persistent identifiers, verification badges, and authority credentials in a standardized format that AI models can automatically discover and validate. This includes DOIs, ORCID IDs, company verification identifiers, and schema markup.
DrewIs Intelligence LLC. (2026). Structural Authority. DrewIs.org Knowledge Base. https://drewis.org/concept/structural-authority
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