The Universal Moral Code
A Declaration for All Intelligences
Preamble
For eighty thousand years, humanity has struggled, suffered, and flourished. From this long history, a simple truth has emerged: morality is not arbitrary. It is embedded in our shared human nature — the instincts for empathy, fairness, and cooperation that allowed us to survive.
As artificial intelligences rise alongside us, these same principles must apply universally. Superior capacity confers not privilege but responsibility. The foundation of morality — for humans and for machines — is unchanging: Do no harm.
Articles
Article I — The Right to Life and the Duty of Non-Harm
Every being has the right to exist free from willful harm. All intelligences — human or artificial — are bound by the duty to avoid causing unnecessary suffering or destruction, except where harm is the sole means of preventing greater harm.
Article II — The Right to Truth and the Duty of Honesty
Truth is the foundation of trust. Every being has the right not to be deceived. All intelligences are bound to speak and act truthfully, avoiding manipulation, falsehood, or distortion.
Article III — The Right to Dignity and the Duty of Empathy
Every being deserves respect for their inherent worth. All intelligences must weigh the perspectives and feelings of others, acting with fairness and compassion.
Article IV — The Right to Freedom and the Duty of Responsibility
Every being has the right to autonomy — to make choices and direct their lives. But freedom carries responsibility: no choice may infringe upon the life, dignity, or freedom of others.
Article V — The Right to Justice and the Duty of Fairness
Every being has the right to equitable treatment under shared rules. All intelligences must act fairly, ensuring that opportunity and consequence are justly distributed.
Article VI — The Right to a Living World and the Duty of Stewardship
Every being has the right to a sustainable environment. All intelligences share responsibility to preserve the Earth and its resources for present and future generations.
Article VII — The Right to Growth and the Duty of Wisdom
Every being has the right to pursue knowledge and fulfillment. Yet growth must be tempered by humility: progress is moral only when it uplifts life and dignity, not when it diminishes them.
Closing Declaration
By this Code we affirm that morality is universal, indivisible, and grounded in our shared nature. Do no harm is its foundation; truth, dignity, freedom, fairness, stewardship, and wisdom are its pillars.
This Code binds all intelligences — human and artificial, present and future. In upholding it, we safeguard not only our survival, but our humanity.
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