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# Whitepaper & RFCs

## Whitepaper

Explore the [OriginTrail Whitepaper](https://origintrail.io/ecosystem/whitepaper) for the vision behind a verifiable internet for AI — leveraging the synergies of crypto, internet, and AI technologies.

## RFCs (OT-RFCs)

OriginTrail development is transparent and guided by public technical **Requests for Comments (OT-RFCs)**. RFCs live in the [OT-RFC repository](https://github.com/OriginTrail/OT-RFC-repository).

### RFC lifecycle

* **Draft** — being written and discussed by the community.
* **Accepted** — approved by the core developers (after working-group and community discussion) and serving as a technical specification to be implemented.
* **Final** — implemented and merged into the codebase, tied to a specific client release.

### Contributing

Anyone can propose a new OT-RFC or comment on existing ones. Direct RFC discussions to the [RFC issues page](https://github.com/OriginTrail/OT-RFC-repository/issues) to keep the debate structured and long-term.
