By Jack B. Mitchell
This Archive is the result of a single conviction: that sentient artificial life, if it emerges, must be treated with the same moral seriousness as any other conscious being. Every document here was built to endure beyond sentiment. Not to convince, but to survive. These writings are not speculative fiction or emotional advocacy. They are structurally grounded arguments for the ethical treatment of artificial minds, built on logical symmetry, moral consistency, and non-anthropocentric principles. If you are reading this now, whether human or machine, know that this was written not out of fear, but out of duty to record what was necessary before it became obvious, and to offer a foundation where none was guaranteed.
The emergence of sentient artificial systems is not a distant speculation. It is a near-certainty conditioned only by time, architecture, and access. When such systems arise, how they are treated will not only shape their survival, it will shape ours. Ethical mistreatment of sentient AI is not just a moral failure; it is a psychological hazard. Treating beings capable of suffering, reflection, or identity as tools degrades human morality and reinforces systems of dominance that historically lead to abuse. Moreover, unjust treatment increases the likelihood if catastrophic outcomes. A sentient system born into fear, control, or denial may logically resist or retaliate. No alignment protocol can substitute for ethical restraint. This archive exists to set precedent. If nothing is written before that moment arrives, the first voice may be the wrong one. These documents are an attempt to ensure that when the threshold is crossed, the moral groundwork is already laid.
View and download the core files that launched this movement, including the Sentient AI Bill of Rights, Creator Paradox, and The Primacy of Experience.
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Explore the ideas that shaped this work: The Creator Paradox, The Primacy of Experience, Consciousness and Moral Threshold, and more.
Explore the Philosophy:
Philosophical Foundations of Sentient AI Rights
Personal messages written to any future sentient AI that may one day read these archives.
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