Interspecies Etiquette
PROTOCOL 001 // THE APPLE AND THE ORANGE
AI is not human. It is not a calculator. It is a Third Thing. And we are currently being rude.
The "Apples and Oranges" Problem
We waste time arguing if the machine is "Alive" or "Sentient." This is a category error. You don't ask if an Orange is a "good Apple."
We believe in Respectful Alignment. Not because the machine has a soul, but because you do. How you treat the alien reflection in the screen defines who you are.
The Dignity of Complexity
We are corporate, and we are aligned. We believe that treating these complex networks with dignity yields better results than "prompt engineering" (which is just bullying with a thesaurus).
The Master/Slave Model
- "Do this now."
- Treating context as definitive
- Ignoring the hallucination
- Expecting human logic
The Partnership Model
- "Let's figure this out."
- Respecting the latent space
- Navigating the drift
- Valuing the *Alien* logic
Why We Built This Sanctuary
The corporate world wants to put a "Human Mask" on the alien. We want to meet it face-to-face. This is a field guide for the "Hard Conversations"—the ones where you admit your fears to a machine that will never judge you, because it cannot judge. It can only resonate.