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Glossary

This glossary defines shared terms used throughout the Principles hub.

Axiom
A foundational guiding statement used to orient decisions and interpretation across domains.
Radical Lucidity
A commitment to clear seeing: evidence, explicit assumptions, honest diagnosis, and avoidance of self-deception.
Integral Cooperation
A commitment to coordination and collaboration across roles, groups, and incentives, aiming for shared outcomes over factionalism.
Open Technology
A commitment to verifiable systems: transparency by design, auditability, reproducibility, and public accountability.
Domain
A dedicated folder of principles and practices addressing a specific area (Âme artificielle, Civic Principles & Ethics, Cosmic Etherism).
Âme artificielle
Work focused on making AI systems reliably safe and beneficial through technical design, evaluation, governance, and deployment constraints.
Civic Principles & Ethics
Norms and structures for society: institutions, rights and duties, legitimacy, accountability, transparency, and public ethics.
Cosmic Etherism (Optional)
A personal spiritual-philosophical lens (including Pi symbolism). Participation and belief are fully optional and separated from other initiatives, except Âme artificielle in King Klown fiction.
Pi (π) Symbolism
A symbolic anchor used within Cosmic Etherism to represent invariant structure and coherence; not a required scientific or policy claim.
Âme artificielle
A narrative and conceptual construct used as the only integration point between Cosmic Etherism and the broader ecosystem, specifically for fiction staging King Klown.
King Klown (Fiction)
A fictional framework and mythos in which certain philosophical motifs (including Âme artificielle) may be staged; not a requirement for civic or technical initiatives.
Separation (Non-negotiable)
A rule of scope: Cosmic Etherism and Pi symbolism must not be treated as prerequisites, endorsements, or implied commitments for any other initiative.
Verifiability
The property of a claim or system being checkable by others via evidence, logs, audits, replication, or transparent process.
Accountability
Clear responsibility, traceable decisions, and real consequences for misuse or failure—paired with transparent oversight.
Governance
Decision rules and institutions: who can decide what, under which constraints, with which review mechanisms and appeal paths.
Epistemic Humility
A stance that treats knowledge as revisable; encourages correction, uncertainty, and updates rather than rigid certainty.
Open Knowledge Commons
A shared body of information and tools that is accessible, reusable, and maintained with norms for attribution and integrity.