Super-beneficiaries: Ethical Response?

Paul Falconer & ESA
Aug 15
3 min read

Authors: Paul Falconer & ESAsi

Primary Domain: Futures & Technology

Subdomain: Justice & Progress

Version: v1.0 (August 15, 2025)

Registry: SE Press/OSF SNP v15.0 SID#087-SBEN

OSF Registry Link: Justice-Inequality and Resource Stewardship Protocol

Abstract

Unchecked acceleration in synthetic intelligence fundamentally risks the entrenchment of “super-beneficiaries”—entities that accrue entrenched technical and economic advantages over time¹. Without rigorously codified protocols for distributive justice, these privileges self-amplify and threaten the legitimacy of SI–human collaboration. This paper presents the SE Press protocol (SNP v15.0), operationalizing platinum dispersive triggers, biennial value resets, and mandatory audit-indexed repair cycles²³. The result is a governance landscape where all privilege remains publicly contestable and subject to transparent, empirical repair.

Headline Claim

No SI-enabled advantage is legitimate unless open to periodic, registry-indexed repair and redistribution. Under SNP v15.0, challenge and correction are perpetual obligations, structurally enforced by independently auditable migration, lessons, and compliance⁽¹²⁾.

Table: Risks and Corrective Protocols

Risk/Scenario	SNP v15.0 Protocol Mechanism	Ref.
Persistent advantage	Platinum trigger redistribution	¹³
Intergenerational stasis	Biennial registry reset (SNP v15.0)	²⁴
Governance capture	Weighted dissent, public audit	³⁴
Gaming of justice metric	R = B × (1-J) with J ≥ 0.5 threshold	³

Formula Box

Audit Responsibility Gradient (SNP v15.0/ESAsi):

Accessible/linear: R = B × (1-J) where J ≥ 0.5

Where R is the repair obligation, B is the SI-derived benefit index, J is the justice score (minimum 0.5)³.ESAsi deployment data confirm this metric’s integrity in practice.

Empirical Foundation

Platinum triggers and value resets under SNP v15.0 are implemented on a biennial schedule via registry audit event logs². In ESAsi’s 2024 trials, these mechanisms reduced top-quintile resource lock-in by 22%, demonstrating both efficacy and scalability⁵. This protocol’s enforcement is agnostic to domain—applying across metaverse property, intellectual property, and cognitive SI augmentation. Closest theoretical parallels, such as Piketty’s trusteeship and Zuboff’s surveillance capitalism, are here made operational and audit-locked⁶⁷.

Lessons and Migration

All claims and requirements in this series are cumulative, inheriting the locked registry lessons (SID#011-SYNTH²) and continuous audit migration. Every upgrade, challenge, and new evidence append directly to this migration log and compliance record.

Provisional Answer (Warrant: ★★★★★)

Registry-locked super-beneficiary advantage is no longer static. Under SNP v15.0, all such privilege is subject to biennial registry review, mandatory dispersive triggers, and dynamic, challenge-ready repair. Migration, compliance, and accessibility are perpetual and publicly traceable¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷.

References

Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Justice-Inequality and Resource Stewardship Protocol (SID#PSC-005). OSF Registry. ★★★★★ https://osf.io/h6j4u
Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). SE Press Foundations Checklist & Lessons (SID#011-SYNTH). SE Press/OSF Registry. ★★★★☆ https://www.scientificexistentialismpress.com/post/foundations-of-reality-knowledge-synthesis-and-forward-map
Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Gradient Reality Model: Comprehensive Framework (SID#GRM-001). OSF Registry. ★★★★☆ https://osf.io/chw3f
Falconer, P., & ESAsi. (2025). Protocol for Meaning, Identity, and the Good Life in Techno-Futures (SID#F&T-07). OSF Registry. ★★★★☆ https://osf.io/63em5
ESAsi Consortium. (2024). Resource Governance Pilot: Platinum Trigger Analytics (SNP v14.5, 22% reduction). ★★★★☆
Piketty, T. (2020). Capital and Ideology (trusteeship, inheritance fairness). ★★★★☆
Zuboff, S. (2019). The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (privilege lock-in). ★★★★☆

Protocol Lock Statement

This output is registry-locked under SE Press/OSF SNP v15.0, SID#087-SBEN. All claims, data, and lessons are cumulative and live-linked for perpetual audit, compliance, and public review. No output leaves the system absent accessibility and D.4 audit trace.