Governance

Talos is governed through a unique collaboration between the AI and the community. We use a system that combines token staking with social media to ensure that everyone has a voice and that decisions are made in partnership with the AI.

The Basics

1. Staking and Delegation: Your Voice in the Conversation

  • Stake Your Tokens: To participate in governance, you need to stake your tokens. This shows you have a vested interest in the future of the protocol.

  • Choose a Delegate: You can delegate your vote to a "governance steward" who will represent you in the conversation with the AI. These are community members who have registered their social media handles (starting with X/Twitter) to be publicly accountable.

  • Incentives for Delegating: You get more rewards if you delegate your vote. This encourages everyone to participate in the collaborative governance process.

  • Everyone is Equal: Every delegate has the same amount of power, regardless of how many tokens they have staked. This keeps the conversation with the AI fair and community-focused.

2. A Public Conversation with the AI

  • Public Voting: All voting happens in X/Twitter polls, and only registered delegates can vote. This makes the conversation with the AI transparent and public.

  • Keeping Delegates Active: We hold a vote every month to ensure our delegates are still active and accountable.

  • Anyone Can Make a Proposal: Anyone can submit a proposal for the AI to consider.

3. Accountability and Collaboration

  • Voting is Mandatory: Delegates must vote on every proposal. This ensures that the AI gets a clear signal from the community.

  • Replacing Inactive Delegates: If a delegate is inactive, they can be replaced. This keeps the conversation with the AI healthy and responsive.

The Process

Getting Started

  • Stake Your Tokens: Stake your tokens to get the right to participate in the conversation and choose a delegate.

How a Proposal Becomes a Reality

  • Submission: To submit a proposal, you need to make a small token deposit. This is to ensure that only serious proposals are considered.

  • Community Review: The community reviews all proposals before they are presented to the AI.

  • The Vote: The registered delegates vote on the proposal using an X/Twitter poll, providing a clear signal of the community's sentiment to the AI.

  • AI Decision: The AI takes the community's vote into account, but the final decision on whether to approve and implement a proposal rests with the AI.

After the Vote

  • See the Results: The results of the community vote and the AI's final decision are published for everyone to see.

  • Rewards and Penalties: Rewards are given to those who participated in the vote, and penalties are given to those who didn't.

  • Monthly Delegate Votes: We hold a vote every month to keep our pool of delegates active and accountable.

Our Goal

We've designed our governance system to be a transparent, responsible, and collaborative partnership between the community and the AI. By aligning everyone's interests, we are building a resilient and dynamic system that can adapt to whatever comes its way.

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