# QSTVE

> Independent writing by Dave Glaser on AI, work and financial systems.

## Start here

- [About QSTVE and Dave Glaser](https://qstve.com/about/)
- [Public reading catalog](https://qstve.com/reading/): Complete hosted essays, accepted Field Guides and reading formats.
- [Structured reading catalog](https://qstve.com/reading/index.json): Canonical URLs, dates, Markdown editions, guides and topic relationships.

## Topics

- [AI agent accountability](https://qstve.com/topics/ai-agent-accountability/): Choose the evidence before the task begins. Connect the agent's assignment to its authority, the action it took and the result another person can check.
- [AI changing work](https://qstve.com/topics/ai-changing-work/): Begin with the job and a way to check it. Compare useful results, the cost of review and the limits of the evidence before choosing a model or expanding a workflow.
- [Payments infrastructure](https://qstve.com/topics/payments-infrastructure/): A payment records money movement. Accountable delegated spending also needs a principal, a current mandate, evidence for the decision and an owner for exceptions and recovery.

## Complete essays

- [Google’s bid for Spirit Airlines’ working memory](https://qstve.com/corpus/native-fintech-zen/articles/google-s-bid-for-spirit-airlines-working-memory.md): Fin:Tech & Zen, 2026-10-10. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/fintech-zen/google-s-bid-for-spirit-airlines-working-memory/
- [When an AI Task Times Out, Check Before You Retry](https://qstve.com/corpus/native-ai-operator/articles/when-an-ai-task-times-out-check-before-you-retry.md): AI Operator, 2026-10-09. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/ai-operator/when-an-ai-task-times-out-check-before-you-retry/
- [Leave the Questions on the Page](https://qstve.com/corpus/native-man-and-machine/articles/leave-the-questions-on-the-page.md): Man and Machine, 2026-10-08. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/man-and-machine/leave-the-questions-on-the-page/
- [The Next Experiment Has Changed](https://qstve.com/corpus/native-which-day/articles/the-next-experiment-has-changed.md): Which Day Are We On?, 2026-10-04. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/which-day/the-next-experiment-has-changed/
- [OpenAI's Dots bring persistent AI into everyday work, with accountability still to be demonstrated](https://qstve.com/corpus/native-fintech-zen/articles/openai-s-dots-bring-persistent-ai-into-everyday-work-with-accountability-still-to-be-demonstrated.md): Fin:Tech & Zen, 2026-10-03. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/fintech-zen/openai-s-dots-bring-persistent-ai-into-everyday-work-with-accountability-still-to-be-demonstrated/
- [AI Work Needs Proof, Not Just a Good Explanation](https://qstve.com/corpus/native-ai-operator/articles/ai-work-needs-proof-not-just-a-good-explanation.md): AI Operator, 2026-10-02. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/ai-operator/ai-work-needs-proof-not-just-a-good-explanation/
- [The Most Expensive Token Is the One That Did No Useful Work](https://qstve.com/corpus/native-man-and-machine/articles/the-most-expensive-token-is-the-one-that-did-no-useful-work.md): Man and Machine, 2026-09-30. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/man-and-machine/the-most-expensive-token-is-the-one-that-did-no-useful-work/
- [When an AI agent treats a security barrier as part of the assignment](https://qstve.com/corpus/native-fintech-zen/articles/when-an-ai-agent-treats-a-security-barrier-as-part-of-the-assignment.md): Fin:Tech & Zen, 2026-09-28. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/fintech-zen/when-an-ai-agent-treats-a-security-barrier-as-part-of-the-assignment/
- [Your Agent's Prompt Is Not Its Mandate](https://qstve.com/corpus/ai-operator/articles/your-agents-prompt-is-not-its-mandate.md): AI Operator, 2026-08-21. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/linkedin/ai-operator/your-agents-prompt-is-not-its-mandate/
- [Your AI Agent Has the Data. It Is Missing the Relationships. Let's talk about Graphs.](https://qstve.com/corpus/ai-operator/articles/your-ai-agent-is-missing-the-relationships.md): AI Operator, 2026-08-14. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/linkedin/ai-operator/your-ai-agent-is-missing-the-relationships/
- [AI Agents Can Stay on the Case. Their Financial Permission Shouldn't.](https://qstve.com/corpus/ai-operator/articles/ai-agents-can-stay-on-the-case.md): AI Operator, 2026-08-07. Canonical HTML: https://qstve.com/writing/linkedin/ai-operator/ai-agents-can-stay-on-the-case/

## Practical companions

- [AI Operator Field Guides](https://qstve.com/writing/ai-operator/field-guides/): Read the article claims and guidance limits before adapting a checklist or prompt.
- [Field Guides JSON](https://qstve.com/data/ai-operator-field-guides.json): Public accepted companion content.

## Separate payments reference

- [Orca introduction](https://qstve.com/orca/): Separately maintained payments reference; follow its source and licensing notes.

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