Oxford Scholars Continue Debate Over Crowdsourced Arbitration
Horst Eidenmuller and Anna-Sophie Hochgurtel argue in a rejoinder that a prediction-based voting incentive remains distinct from independent, reasoned adjudication, even if a crowdsourced platform offers reasons or appeals. This is their academic argument, not a court ruling about Kleros.
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Paying voters to anticipate a crowd's answer may produce a prediction; it does not by itself produce independent adjudication. The real test for an online dispute forum is whether a party can identify its decision-maker, challenge conflicts, receive reasons and seek meaningful review. Code can organize those duties, but a head count cannot replace them.
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