TLDR Crypto · INNOVATION & LAUNCHES
ZKNSR: ZERO-KNOWLEDGE NEURO-SYMBOLIC DECISION ENGINE
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zkNSR is a decision engine that combines neuro-symbolic reasoning with STARK proofs to produce machine-verifiable decisions without exposing underlying data. The system routes decisions through a neural layer that proposes and extracts, then a symbolic layer that applies Horn clause policies, with STARK proofs replacing the private arithmetic leaves of each derivation. Third parties can verify in under a millisecond that an AI agent obeyed its published policy, with target applications in trading, DeFi credit decisions, and regulatory compliance proofs. The client-side WebAssembly implementation has binding composition formally verified in Lean, but cryptographic primitives remain unaudited, making external audit the gating requirement for production use.