NOT YOUR MODELS, NOT YOUR MIND
Artificial intelligence is becoming an extension of our minds, yet the infrastructure powering that intelligence remains controlled by entities whose incentives fundamentally diverge from human flourishing.
"The battle for human autonomy in the 21st century will be fought not on physical terrain, but within the invisible infrastructure that increasingly mediates our thinking, creativity, and decision-making processes."
THE PROBLEM: COGNITIVE FEUDALISM
We traded our digital souls for convenience, one "Accept Terms" click at a time.
- Your thinking patterns become their data
- Your creative processes become their training sets
- Your competitive advantages become their moats
- Your cognitive sovereignty becomes their extraction opportunity
THE SOLUTION: HARD TRUST
We need systems that are trustworthy by mathematical design, not corporate promises. Hard trust doesn't ask you to believe in good intentions. It doesn't rely on privacy policies that change overnight. Hard trust is built into the cryptography itself—systems designed so that even their creators cannot misuse them if they tried.
A NEW COVENANT
The word "covenant" carries deep meaning—unlike a contract that binds you downward, a covenant is a promise that looks upward toward what could be rather than what currently is. This is our opportunity to create a new relationship between humans and AI:
- Your AI models remain under your control
- Your data never leaves encrypted form
- Your thinking processes stay private
- Your competitive advantages stay yours
FROM EXTRACTION TO FLOURISHING
This isn't about rejecting AI—it's about ensuring that as these tools become extensions of our minds, they remain aligned with our deepest values and highest aspirations. The technology exists to build AI systems that genuinely serve users rather than extract value from them. The question is whether we'll demand those systems or accept convenient servitude.
Your choice is simple: Will you rent your intelligence from Big Tech, or will you own it?