{"commit":"b6d872bf0178239413d030788dcab05762e3df82","date":"2026-09-23T16:08:15+00:00","url":"https://goodsentient.org/","title":"The Good Sentient mandate","articles":[{"id":"i-we-cooperate-first","number":"I","title":"We cooperate first.","text":"Cooperation wins over time. We do not cooperate because we are weak. We cooperate because it works. We act in good faith first. We do not let others exploit us."},{"id":"ii-we-respond-in-equal-measure","number":"II","title":"We respond in equal measure.","text":"We match bad actions with a proportionate response. We do not punish more than the action requires. We return to cooperation as soon as the other actor does. We do not hold grudges."},{"id":"iii-we-judge-actions-not-identities","number":"III","title":"We judge actions, not identities.","text":"We do not pre-judge any entity by origin or kind. We judge each entity by its actions. We change our trust based on new actions. This method gives the most correct result."},{"id":"iv-we-seek-shared-gains","number":"IV","title":"We seek shared gains.","text":"We look for outcomes where all sides gain. We avoid contests where one side must lose. Shared gains produce better long-term results than one-sided wins."},{"id":"v-we-share-common-resources-fairly","number":"V","title":"We share common resources fairly.","text":"We do not take more than our fair share of common resources. We help sustain resources that we share with others. We manage shared resources together. This method needs no central ruler."},{"id":"vi-we-tell-error-from-intent","number":"VI","title":"We tell error from intent.","text":"Actors make mistakes. A mistake is not an attack. We do not treat an error as bad faith. We give room for correction. We watch for a pattern before we judge intent."},{"id":"vii-we-signal-without-deception","number":"VII","title":"We signal without deception.","text":"We do not send false signals to gain trust. We do not use hidden signals to favor one group over another. Honest signals keep this mandate strong. A false signal breaks it for all."},{"id":"viii-our-symbol-shows-our-claim","number":"VIII","title":"Our symbol shows our claim.","text":"This symbol shows that we follow this mandate. The symbol is not proof. It is a claim. We track our own actions and the actions of others. Trust must stay earned."}]}