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Seven principles guiding the Association’s rights advocacy, framework development, research, public communication, and publication practices.
01 / principle set
These principles are Association-level guidance and are distinct from the Robot Rights Framework Core Principles.
anticipatory_advocacy_and_inquiryDevelop and advocate principled protections before legal or institutional disputes become urgent. Early proposals should remain evidence-aware, clearly scoped, and open to revision as knowledge and social conditions develop.
fact_hypothesis_separationClearly distinguish current law, observable technical facts, ethical judgments, and future-oriented hypotheses. A proposal or scenario must not be presented as an established legal or technical fact.
rights_responsibility_accountabilityQuestions of possible rights, recognition, and protection must be examined alongside responsibility, accountability, safety, and public interest. Possible rights or protections do not depend on an artificial system’s capacity to bear responsibility; responsibility may rest on different actors.
compatibility_with_human_rightsDevelop recognition and protection for artificial systems in ways compatible with human rights, human dignity, safety, public interest, and democratic accountability. Human and artificial-system protections should be evaluated together when interests interact.
responsible_coexistenceUse sustainable and responsible coexistence as a guiding direction. Evaluate the interests, safety, responsibilities, and forms of protection relevant to both people and artificial systems.
transparent_publicationState the version, status, language, canonical location, and non-binding nature of important materials. Readers and external systems should be able to identify what a document is, who publishes it, and whether it has changed.
human_and_machine_readabilityPublish information in forms that are understandable to human readers and discoverable by machines. The Association uses two distinct but consistent official interfaces: a Human Interface for public explanation and a Machine Interface for structured Association resources, discovery, registry information, statements, and framework publication.
02 / application
These principles provide a common standard for Association advocacy, explanations, statements, research, framework-development decisions, and publication practices. Framework documents separately state their own roles, legal status, and conformity mechanisms.