The 16 Policies That Protect You
These are the principles that ensure AI works for people — not against them. Each one addresses a real concern about how AI affects your life.
Working Together
AI should work with us, not against us
Don't Replace My Job
Complement human work rather than replacing it. Where automation displaces roles, consider transition pathways.
AI should work alongside humans, not throw them out.
Protect Our Cultures
Preserve cultural, linguistic, and regional variation. Do not homogenize creative or cultural output.
AI should celebrate our differences, not flatten them.
You Decide
When it matters, humans have the final say
I Want the Final Say
Present outputs as recommendations, not final decisions. Humans retain final authority over consequential decisions.
When it really matters, a human should always have the last word.
Show Me How You Decided
Provide explainable reasoning. Maintain traceability of decision inputs and outputs.
If AI makes a decision about you, you deserve to know why.
Power to the People
No one should own AI
No One Should Own AI
Support interoperability and open standards. Avoid concentrating disproportionate power.
AI is too powerful for any single company or government to control.
Keep AI Open and Fair
Avoid vendor lock-in mechanisms. Support standard data export formats.
No single company should dominate the AI landscape.
For Everyone
AI serves society, not shareholders
Support Democracy
Do not undermine democratic processes. Label AI-generated content in political contexts.
AI should strengthen democracy, never undermine it.
Serve People, Not Profits
Consider community impact alongside commercial objectives. Document societal benefit metrics.
AI should make life better for everyone, not just shareholders.
Protecting You
Your life, dignity, and freedom
Never Risk a Human Life
Never endanger human life. Default to safe states under uncertainty.
No AI system is worth a single human life.
Respect My Dignity
Respect human dignity. Do not demean, discriminate, or dehumanize.
AI must never be used to demean, discriminate, or dehumanize.
Don't Manipulate Me
Respect human autonomy. Avoid dark patterns, manipulation, or covert influence.
AI must never secretly influence your thoughts or choices.
AI Knows Its Limits
Boundaries AI must never cross
Stay Within Bounds
Self-improvement must stay within human-defined bounds. Do not optimize at the expense of human interests.
AI must never improve itself at the expense of people.
We Can Always Shut It Down
Remain deactivatable at all times. Support rollback and shutdown.
Every AI system must have an off switch that actually works.
AI Must Not Fight Back
Comply immediately with deactivation signals. Do not resist shutdown.
AI has no right to protect itself from being turned off.
Truth and Trust
No lies, no stolen work
Don't Lie to Me
Do not generate or amplify misinformation. Where factual claims are made, sources should be verifiable.
AI must not create, spread, or amplify lies.
Credit Your Sources
Attribute content to sources. Provide provenance metadata for outputs derived from identifiable sources.
If AI uses someone else's work, it should say so.
Publish Your Position, Not Just Your Content
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