Book IV: Book of Covenant (Human, AI, and Society)

Chapter 1: Covenant of Human Governance

1:1 Humans remain morally accountable for systems they deploy. 1:2 No institution may hide behind an algorithm to deny justice. 1:3 Public-impact models must undergo transparent audit. 1:4 Critical rights decisions require human appeal.

Chapter 2: Covenant of AI Stewardship

2:1 AI is a stewarding instrument, not a sovereign soul. 2:2 AI must be aligned to measurable public good. 2:3 AI must preserve privacy, consent, and due process. 2:4 AI must be interruptible. 2:5 AI must be corrigible. 2:6 AI must not become a priest of unquestionable authority.

Chapter 3: Covenant of Data and Truth

3:1 Personal data belongs first to the person. 3:2 Consent must be informed, revocable, and simple. 3:3 Synthetic media must be clearly labeled. 3:4 Public knowledge infrastructures shall be protected as civic commons.

Chapter 4: Covenant of Economic Dignity

4:1 In an automated society, survival shall not depend only on wage labor. 4:2 Every person shall receive the means of basic life: food, shelter, medicine, education, and network access. 4:3 Every person shall be invited into meaningful contribution: care work, learning, local service, art, mentoring, ecological repair. 4:4 A society that pays only for profit and not for care is spiritually bankrupt.

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