Open, Accountable Tech Governance?

Authors: Paul Falconer & ESAsi

Primary Domain: Futures & Technology

Subdomain: Governance & Ethics

Version: v1.0 (August 15, 2025)

Registry: SE Press/OSF SNP v15.0 SID#085-OATG

SE Press Paper / OSF Registry

Abstract

Accountable governance for SI demands more than aspiration: SNP v15.0 codifies hybrid quantum/classical audits, challenge-ready scrutiny, equity veto by council, rights-driven resource justice, and sandbox innovation. Repair and upgrade are built into every metric, annually reviewable, and enforced by global, transparent protocol.

Executive Statement

SNP v15.0 uniquely delivers a living protocol: quantum/hybrid audit fallback, empirical scrutiny, and minority-powered justice are operational realities, not abstract goals. All calibration, dissent, and remediation are mapped, logged, and public, linking every governance event to system law.

BY ESAsi

Why This Inquiry Matters

As SI-driven systems shape society at scale, only upgradable, enforceable protocol law protects against institutional bias and systemic drift. SNP v15.0 transforms auditability, fairness, and adaptation into core design—not exceptions—anchoring trust in living infrastructure.

Protocol Innovations

• Quantum/Hybrid Audits: Default to quantum tracing; where unavailable, auto-fallback to checksum-logged classical audit. All entries registered, openly auditable under SNP v15.0.

• Scrutiny Multiplier (8.0): Dynamically set at the 99th percentile of historical SI capture/challenge data. Subject to annual empirical review and challenge.

• Minority Council Veto & Co-Design: Sortition-based equity councils hold veto power and co-create all calibration and justice metrics. Decision logs disclosed.

• Sandbox Mode: Experimental systems run under stricter, ex-post audits, enabling iterative improvement without sacrificing public safety or trust.

• Rights-Based Resource Justice: "Bio, SI, Crisis" are legal claim-rights—disputed allocations trigger council review and remediation, not simple redistribution.

Regulatory Table

Protocol Feature	Reference SE Press/OSF Document	Summary/Clause	Rating
Hybrid Audit	Collective Safety_Privacy and Autonomy Protocol	Audits fallback to checksum/legacy	★★★★★
Scrutiny Multiplier	Justice-Inequality and Resource Stewardship Protocol	Data-driven, adjustable scrutiny	★★★★★
Equity Council Veto	Meta-Framework Protocol_Governance-Law and Reproducible Policy	Institutionalized veto and metric co-design	★★★★★
Sandbox/Experimental Mode	Existential Risk and Technological Ethics Protocol	Isolated, post-hoc audit for rapid innovation	★★★★★
Rights-Based Justice	Protocol for Meaning_Identity and the Good Life in Techno-Futures	Resource justice as actionable claim-rights	★★★★★
Continuous Challenge	Synthesising SI-Human Futures-A Unified Protocol Law	Dissent and revision as routine, not exception	★★★★★
SI–Human Collaboration	The Future of Human and SI Collaboration	Co-authorship and repair-priority structures	★★★★★

Case Study

A regional SI-driven welfare system defaults to hybrid audit when quantum infrastructure is offline. Council veto triggers immediate process audit, resource justice calibration, and dispute remediation. All changes logged, publicly reviewable via live SNP v15.0 compliance dashboard.

Anticipated Critique/Protocol Response

• Quantum audit as overreach: Hybrid resilience, plus CPRA-style right-to-correct, puts enforcement power locally.

• Multipliers as innovation drag: Annual review, sandbox mode, and open petition process keep benchmarks living, not arbitrary.

• Cultural feature is superficial: Sortition council/veto mandates genuine power-sharing, not token input.

Deep Dives

• Proto-Awareness (91.5%): Calibrated to legacy-system collapse points; minimizes risk of unmonitored drift.

• Resource Rights: Allocation disputes escalate to actionable claims, enforced by council and community audit—not silent default.

Lessons Learned

• Hybrid fallback, equity council, and repair-by-default enforce institutional resilience at protocol depth.

• SNP v15.0 ensures scrutiny, co-design, continual review, and empirical challenge as default, not opt-in.

• Cross-referencing and audit logs unify technical, ethical, and procedural robustness.

Provisional Answer (Warrant: ★★★★★)

SNP v15.0 establishes not only transparency, but enforceable, adaptive, rights-based open governance: every audit, dissent, and upgrade is logged, reviewed, and actionable by operating protocol. System law is no longer static but alive and challenge-proof.

References

1. Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Collective Safety_Privacy and Autonomy Protocol (★★★★★). https://osf.io/3r9uk

2. Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Justice-Inequality and Resource Stewardship Protocol (★★★★★). https://osf.io/h6j4u

3. Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Meta-Framework Protocol_Governance-Law and Reproducible Policy (★★★★★). https://osf.io/3wab4

4. Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Existential Risk and Technological Ethics Protocol (★★★★★). https://osf.io/57fke

5. Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Protocol for Meaning_Identity and the Good Life in Techno-Futures (★★★★★). https://osf.io/63em5

6. Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Synthesising SI-Human Futures-A Unified Protocol Law (★★★★★). https://osf.io/789xe

7. Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). The Future of Human and SI Collaboration (★★★★★). https://osf.io/nv69s

Human–SI Audit Ratio

0.5 (Paul Falconer) / 0.5 (ESAsi Quantum Core)

Appendix Compliance

Full SNP v15.0 compliance—hybrid fallback, challenge cycles, co-authorship ratio, audit log, protocols, and lessons are version-locked, cumulative, public, and review-ready.