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Preface

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Chapter 1

We are running out of places to hide from the ecological crisis. Whilst we think we have solutions, we are simple machines treating symptoms: deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change...as if they are the root cause. Most of us don't know it's here, the minority are aware, but have been pacified to fight. Those that know, have tried to elevate representatives but we have found them captured. This leaves those that fight independently, against the machine are set back by ancient tribalism.

To defeat a foe it's said you should divide and conquer. However, we instinctively do it to ourselves. XR , Greenpeace, Sea Shepherd... all fight for the same cause but are segregated. To make a winning force, economies of scale are needed. However, solidarity requires trust. The first great trust experiment, Communism, failed us all.

With every failure, there comes a learning point. It taught us that however ideological we are, we are not always altruistic, perpetuated by selfish genes. Instead of ignoring this fact and building new, soon to fail institutions, we should accept our failings and understand we can work in a group, but our primary goal will always be the preservation of the self. Given this, you can see why socialism often doesn't take hold in a society. There is a grandiose ideology that humans have satiety, give them their basic needs they will want for no more. This is rarely the case as our neurochemistry evolved for us to always want in addition to being constantly fed advertising to consume more. During the times of communism, one human would break the altruistic rank, this would then corrupt outliers and then the rest follow. From the instigation of any solution, this must be addressed from the outstart. There needs to be the understanding that humans are inherently selfish. It was thought instead of making hierarchical structures which are prone to corruption by status differentials a flatter structure could be used such as a holacracy. The issue with this is "some become more equal than others" when this is realised productivity slumps as the crowd realises that someone is working less than them. Very little organisations with flat hierarchies exist as they have been shown to be inefficient. Hierarchical structures are needed for effective human management, however the problem remains how to address the corruption issue?

Chapter 2

Law 1: Transparency

The founding tenet of a new organisation. All decisions, all work, all financial data need to be openly published in uneditable, real time. With this founding mechanic, what should its purpose be? Good? This is a relative term, what's good for one might not be good for all.

Law 2: Beneficence

What is good for all should be the purpose of a machine for all. However, this should prevent authoritarianism and prevent the harm to human life.

Law 3: Non-maleficence

The entity may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. To protect from automation

Law 4: Autonomation

The entity should only pursue activities which are autonomous. The entity must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the Second or Third Law.

Law 5: Self-preservation

The entity must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the Second or Third Law.