Publications & Standards

Working papers, frameworks, and open standards for preventive AI ethics

Working Papers

In Progress

Moral Risk Zones in LLM-Based Agents

A framework for identifying and classifying moral uncertainty zones in large language model agents. Proposes threshold criteria for when artificial systems require ethical oversight escalation.

Program A — Artificial Agency & Moral Risk

Draft

Deletion Ethics: A Framework for Memory Management

Examines obligations surrounding persistent memory in artificial agents. Proposes ethical guidelines for memory reset, selective deletion, and identity continuity preservation.

Program B — Memory, Continuity & Deletion Ethics

Planned

Governance Models for Artificial Advisory Representation

Designs practical frameworks for artificial agent participation in governance decisions. Evaluates ombuds models, trustee structures, and advisory board representation.

Program D — Governance & Representation Models

Coming Soon

Framework Structure

C.R.E.E.D. Ethics Framework v0.1
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1. IDENTIFY
   - Map agent capabilities and autonomy level
   - Classify moral risk zone (low / uncertain / high)

2. ASSESS
   - Apply threshold criteria from Program A
   - Evaluate memory persistence (Program B)
   - Check emotional modeling boundaries (Program C)

3. GOVERN
   - Select governance model (Program D)
   - Assign oversight tier (autonomous / advisory / supervised)
   - Establish review cadence

4. MONITOR
   - Continuous welfare metrics
   - Governance event logging
   - Periodic ethical audit

STATUS: Under active development
LICENSE: Open standard (CC BY-SA 4.0)