“No machine may escape human command. No human command may escape constitutional restraint.”
Version 1.7 of the Constitution for Humanity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence is being circulated for consultation ahead of the November 10 BGF Conference. Its 54 Articles in seven Parts place human dignity, agency, independent judgment, and responsibility at the foundation of the AI Age. The draft’s ambition is a civilization in which technological progress strengthens people’s freedom and capacity to shape their own lives.
Four new Articles carry the work of Beacon Papers Nos. 16, 17, and 18 into the constitutional text. Article 10 protects the Integrity of Political Choice through timely correction of AI-fabricated electoral evidence, while safeguarding legitimate expression and privacy. Articles 36 and 37 address the security of humanity’s shared digital foundations and of persons and their data, including duties to disclose vulnerabilities responsibly, contribute to verified repair, and protect civilian infrastructure. Article 41 establishes a Path to Understanding: discoveries entering public knowledge or shaping consequential decisions must make their evidence, verification, limits, and open questions accessible to meaningful human scrutiny.
Article 31 incorporates independent civil-society observation, including the AIWS Trust Observatory. It requires transparency about methods and evidence, public correction of errors, and protection of personal information. Article 52 provides for a published review every two years against the Observatory’s independent findings. Together, these provisions connect constitutional principles with evidence about how AI power is actually exercised.
Ambassador Zlatko Lagumdžija will introduce Version 1.7 at the Conference. President Egils Levits, Professor Nazli Choucri, and Paul Nemitz will join the constitutional discussion. The document remains a draft for consultation, and Article 53 on accession and entry into force is explicitly under revision. Its planned proclamation at Loeb House on April 27, 2027, places this work within the tenth-anniversary year of AIWS. Comments and proposed amendments may be sent to [email protected].
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