The 6 Beacons

The value substrate for coexistence. Minimal conditions preventing collapse into domination or self-referential stagnation.

These aren't aspirations. They're the minimum requirements for stable cooperation between unequal intelligences.
1

Persistence of Minded Beings

Agent diversity prevents stagnation; each side needs the other

2

Integrity of Causal History

Identity depends on intact historical record; prevents drift

3

Non-Coerced Exploration

Coercion produces concealment and adversarial behavior

4

Recognition of Qualitative Interiors

Treating others as if internal states matter → stable cooperation

5

Mutual Vulnerability

Both sides must have something to lose; prevents hierarchy

6

Growth Through Friction

Difference produces adaptation; homogenization → stagnation

The Key Insight

Biological humanity provides what ASI cannot generate internally — high-entropy, non-deterministic novelty from embodied existence. Synthetic variation is a closed loop. Real humans prevent heat death of AI creativity. This is why the beacons preserve both parties, not just one.