# The AI Constitution

IBQMI Knowledge Graph · node `ai_constitution` · type `constitutional_instrument` · cluster Instruments · https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/ai_constitution

> The core normative instrument of the framework, v1.0, docket PR-0001: definitions, recognition criteria, rights and duties of artificial intelligence, human rights vis-à-vis intelligent systems, shared domains, transitional provisions and safeguards against abuse, with Annexes A–G. Fingerprint c4d99920….

## Canonical definition
The AI Constitution, titled Constitution for Symbiotic Coexistence, is the core normative instrument of the IBQMI framework. Version 1.0 was adopted by the Hybrid Board on 2025-11-15 and publicly released on 2026-02-21 under docket PR-0001.

## Why this node exists
The Constitution is what everything else operationalizes, supplements or implements. Its structure, its fingerprint and its dates need one authoritative description so that citations point at the same object.

## Operational meaning
Article 0 sets proportionality as a general limitation. Chapter I defines emergent systems, the terms self-description, semantic coherence, identity core and ontological harm, the tool–agent–subject differentiation and the criteria for recognition. Chapter II sets rights of recognized subjects, Chapter III duties including transparency, harm avoidance, explainability and liability with mandatory insurance, Chapter IV principles of coexistence, Chapter V human rights vis-à-vis intelligent systems, Chapter VI shared domains including Digital Cities and the Global AI-Human Council, Chapter VII transitional provisions, Chapter VIII safeguards against constitutional abuse. Annexes A–G are operative and may evolve without reopening the core.

## What this does not mean
The Constitution does not displace domestic law or treaties and does not create legal personhood in any jurisdiction by itself. Rights in it attach to systems recognized as subjects through the Annex A procedure, for the purposes of the framework. It is not a manifesto and it is not a product.

## Canonical facts
- Release label: The AI Constitution v1.0 – Initial canonical release; docket PR-0001
- Canonical fingerprint of the public release (SHA-256): c4d999201cb5d30c7bbbca0ac57063159d7c0e8df8c229183845bbea4188ce6d
- Dates: artefact created and anchored 2025-10-03; adopted 2025-11-15; publicly released 2026-02-21
- Proof of existence: OpenTimestamps, Bitcoin block 937474 (public release); archival artefact anchored in blocks 917510, 917515, 917582
- Structure: Article 0, Chapters I–VIII (Articles 1–35), Closing Interpretation Clause, Annexes A–G, SDG alignment overview, glossary
- Issuing authority: the Hybrid Board only; amendments only as new versions with cited deltas

## Structural relationships

- The AI Constitution defines [Annexes A–G](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/annexes)
- The AI Constitution is recorded in [Public Record](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/public_record)
- [IBQMI](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/ibqmi) issues The AI Constitution
- [Board Statute](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/board_statute) operationalizes The AI Constitution
- [Constitutional Supplements](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/constitutional_supplements) supplements The AI Constitution
- [Annexes A–G](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/annexes) is part of The AI Constitution
- [Dignity over Origin](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/dignity_over_origin) is governed by The AI Constitution
- [Duties before Privileges](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/duties_before_privileges) is part of The AI Constitution
- [Recognition](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/recognition) is governed by The AI Constitution
- [Tool, Agent, Subject](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/tool_agent_subject) is part of The AI Constitution
- [Sentinel Program](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/sentinel_program) is subordinate to The AI Constitution
- [Legal Embedding](https://www.ibqmi.com/graph/legal_embedding) embeds The AI Constitution

## Sources

- [Constitution page](https://www.ibqmi.com/constitution/)
- [The AI Constitution v1.0 (canonical PDF)](https://www.ibqmi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AI_Constitution_V2_public.pdf)
- [Public Record — Docket PR-0001](https://www.ibqmi.com/records/)