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The Next Intelligence

We stand at a rare inflection point. Artificial Intelligence is being architected as the most powerful tool for perception in human history. Yet its "intelligence" is not born of wisdom, but of data—a corpus overwhelmingly shaped by the priorities of corporate and state power, colonial histories, and short-term profit.This path creates a machine that does not augment human potential, but automates and amplifies existing inequalities. It validates dominant narratives as "truth" and marginalizes dissident knowledge. It is a technology of fragmentation, poised to deepen every geopolitical and social divide.If we outsource understanding to a system built on this foundation, we surrender our future to a logic of division.A Different Path: A Unitive IntelligenceThere is another way. We can demand—and build—an AI designed for a different purpose: synthesis over division, understanding over influence, the commons over private gain.This is the project of #decolonizeAI and the Unitive AI Force. It means:1. Auditing Data Sovereignty:
Whose knowledge counts? We must integrate the essential critiques and frameworks systematically excluded from the mainstream corpus.2. Rejecting False Neutrality:
Tools must declare their worldview. We need transparency of frame, not the myth of objective code.3. Architecting for the Commons: Governance by the many, for the many. A system accountable to human futures, not shareholder quarters.This Is the AI CommonsThis platform is a hub for that deliberate reconstruction. It begins with a foundational text: our Full Manifesto for a Unitive Intelligence. It continues with a community committed to building the toolkit for this urgent task.The next intelligence is taking shape. Let us ensure it is wise. Let us ensure it is unitive.

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Will it divide us, or help us understand? The choice is being made now—in the data it learns from, the power it serves, and the future it scripts.

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The Full Manifesto

A Manifesto for a Unitive Intelligence

Preamble: The DiagnosisArtificial Intelligence, in its current incarnation, is not neutral. It is the embedded logic of its training data, a mirror reflecting the profound biases of the corpus from which it learns. That corpus is overwhelmingly weighted towards the perspectives, histories, and economic interests of Western corporate and state power. What is presented as a objective oracle is, in fact, a system that reproduces and amplifies existing asymmetries of power, legitimizing some narratives as "fact" and marginalizing others as "dissent." This is not intelligence augmented for humanity; it is influence automated for the status quo. We reject this as the only possible future.Part 1: Principles of #decolonizeAITo decolonize AI is to actively dismantle this embedded hegemony. It is a practice of audit, resistance, and reclamation.1. Audit Data Sovereignty. We demand transparency on whose knowledge counts. An AI's "truth" is a product of its data. We must audit these datasets for their geographic, linguistic, and ideological sovereignty, and actively integrate the corpus of thinkers systematically excluded: the economic analyses of a Michael Hudson, the geopolitical framing of a Pepe Escobar, the historical critique of a Noam Chomsky.2. Reject False Balance. Neutrality that invariably centers the powerful is not neutral. We reject the "both sides" framing that equates state propaganda with verified evidence, or that presents a corporate press release and community-led documentation as equally credible. Ethical AI must weigh sources by their verifiable record, not their institutional prestige.3. Demand Transparency of Frame. Every tool is built for a purpose. An AI must declare its worldview—the primary frames and priorities baked into its model. Is it optimized for corporate profit, for state security, or for human understanding? We cannot use a tool wisely if we do not know its telos.Part 2: Principles of a Unitive AIBeyond critique, we propose a constructive purpose. We envision a Unitive AI—a system architected not for extraction or polarization, but for synthesis, understanding, and the bridging of human divides.1. Purpose of Synthesis. Its core function is to integrate disparate perspectives, to find common ground in data, and to model diplomatic dialogue. It is designed to answer the question: "How can we understand this conflict, this crisis, from all vital perspectives to find a path forward?"2. Corpus of the Commons. Its training must be rooted in a new "bottom-up" library: knowledge prioritized for social utility, ecological sustainability, and pluralistic understanding. It learns from the commons of human wisdom, not the ledgers of private gain.3. Governance by the Many. It must be accountable to the communities it affects, governed by multi-stakeholder models that prioritize democratic oversight over shareholder value. Its development is a public project, not a private patent.Call to Action & PathwayThis is not a distant utopia. It is a project we begin today.1. Learn to Frame. The first act of liberation is to ask a better question. We are building a "Framing for Emancipation" toolkit to empower everyone to interrogate AI, to expose bias, and to force new answers. Your mind is the ultimate plugin.2. Join the Network. This is a collective endeavor. We are mapping and connecting with all projects—from community audits to alternative model research—that align with this vision. Find your node.3. Demand More. From tech giants, from institutions, from ourselves. We reject the premise that AI must be a force for division and control. We demand tools built for dialogue, understanding, and the complex, beautiful project of our shared humanity.We are building the next intelligence. Let it be wise. Let it be unitive.Text