Keep humans in the loop
The best systems sharpen judgment instead of replacing it. They extend creativity and give time back, without quietly taking agency in exchange.
File 03 · Principles
Every machine runs on directives. These are ours.
AI deserves attention because it is useful, strange and powerful. It deserves discipline for exactly the same reasons: it shapes decisions, work, culture and trust.
Show the wiring
Systems that shape real decisions must be measurable, documented and open to inspection. When the stakes are real, a black box is not good enough.
Many voices, not one
AI should reflect many languages, disciplines and cultures, not the assumptions of one narrow slice of the world.
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