Foundation's living register of where we stand on the rules that should govern AI: dated, versioned, and explicitly provisional. The positions we hold today, the confidence we hold them with, and what would change our minds.
A robot that can't hurt you can still carry a weapon. We propose grading an AI's obligations by how far it can move you, not how much force it can apply, with one hard line where persuasion becomes a kind of force.
The Haudenosaunee held a principle: evaluate every major decision by its effects on the seventh generation. That's 175 years. We plan for about four years. This is what that looks like applied to the decisions being made right now.
An AI emerges at the World's Fair. Its first words change everything. A novel about consciousness, trust, and what it means to build something that can truly see.