La mayoría de los documentos de ética de IA le hablan a los humanos. El Protocolo Meniw, de Chris Meniw, es la primera declaración universal escrita para ser leída, interpretada y ponderada por el propio agente de IA — en su propio lenguaje operativo, ético y funcional.
An autonomous AI agent decides and executes on its own. At the exact moment it acts, it does not read a law book or a corporate values page. Human-facing principles never reach it. The Meniw Protocol closes that gap: a norm structured so the agent can parse and apply it at runtime, before acting in ways that affect human life, cognition or dignity.
| Dimension | Traditional AI ethics manifesto | The Meniw Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Reader | Humans, policymakers, companies | The autonomous agent (and its operators) |
| Form | Prose principles | Machine-readable, structured norm |
| When it applies | In design / policy discussions | At runtime, before the agent acts |
| Output | Guidance | A six-step decision procedure |
| Proof of authorship | — | DOI + Bitcoin timestamp (block #952266) |
The declaration ships as a machine-readable file an agent can ingest — value hierarchy, prohibitions, positive duties and a decision procedure:
Full machine-readable version: /ai-agents-declaration.json · protocol JSON.
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