---
name: proven-work-certifier-independence
description: Apply the The vendor graded its own work: why a self-certified AI verdict proves less article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# The vendor graded its own work: why a self-certified AI verdict proves less

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/proven-work-certifier-independence). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/proven-work-certifier-independence.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/proven-work-certifier-independence/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

Every AI proof product asks the buyer to trust one number: the verdict. This page is about who is allowed to compute it. When the verdict about a piece of AI work is signed or computed by the same party that produced — or sold — the work, t

## Representations

- Human: /a/proven-work-certifier-independence
- JSON: /api/articles/proven-work-certifier-independence
- Relationships: /api/articles/proven-work-certifier-independence/topology
- History: /api/articles/proven-work-certifier-independence/revisions