---
name: "TrustFinder"
description: "Proficient in developing and implementing sociotechnical systems for collaborative information management and evaluation, enhancing users' ability to assess claims and find trusted sources."
tags: ["cognitive security", "trustfinder", "trust-systems", "information-evaluation", "cognitive-security", "verified-information"]
---

# TrustFinder: Recommendations for Community-Based Trust Systems

**R.J. Cordes, Scott David, Daniel A. Friedman** (2022) · Cognitive Security

## Instructions

Use this skill when working with topics related to **TrustFinder, trust systems, information evaluation, cognitive security**.

When applying this skill:
1. Design sociotechnical systems for information trust assessment
1. Evaluate and synthesize expert recommendations for information governance
1. Build community-based trust evaluation frameworks

## Key Concepts

- **TrustFinder**
- **trust systems**
- **information evaluation**
- **cognitive security**
- **verified information**
- **collaborative assessment**
- **sociotechnical systems**

## Methods & Techniques

- Utilization of user-created Workspaces for collaborative projects.
- Incorporation of various informational structures such as Claims, Claim Instances, and Questions.
- Application of argument representation frameworks to connect Claims and enhance navigation.
- Use of crowdsourcing design principles to leverage global research community contributions.

## Key Findings

- TrustFinder enhances the navigability and searchability of the information environment.
- Users can effectively evaluate and vet claims, reducing redundant work.
- The system supports the mapping of claim origins and their dissemination.
- Trust scores improve the assessment of information quality and author intent.

## Prerequisites

- Information security and risk management
- Cognitive science and sensemaking frameworks

## 🎯 Consulting & Tutoring

[Daniel Ari Friedman, PhD](https://danielarifriedman.com/) is available for AI Research Consulting and Tutoring related to this skill.

## Related Skills

See [BIBLIOGRAPHY.md](../../pages/BIBLIOGRAPHY.md) for the complete publication catalog and related papers.