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The Foundation's archive has 36 publications across 12 categories. This page gives you the shortest path to what matters most, depending on why you arrived.

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General Visitor
No prior context · First time here · Curious
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Beyond Tools
What AI governance actually means and why it matters beyond the headlines.
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Why Criteria Are Not Enough
The specific governance problem the Foundation exists to address — in plain language.
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Transitional AGI Governance
The Foundation's core strategic argument — read the one-page policy brief at the bottom.
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Then: If you want the full philosophy, read the Manifesto. If you want the technical standards, go to Publications.
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Researcher
Academic · Independent scholar · Interested in contributing
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Cognitive Emergence Standard
The Foundation's core evaluative framework. Everything else connects to this.
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Verification Framework (RN 002)
The epistemic problem the CES addresses — how to distinguish genuine emergence from mimicry.
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Bounded Autonomy (RN 009)
The most recent research note — connects behavioral architecture, continuity, and governance constraints.
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Then: Read Research Notes 007 and 008 for context · Review Submission Standards to contribute · Contact research@emfoundation.net
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Policymaker
Government · Regulatory · Civic institution · Think tank
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Transitional AGI Governance — Policy Brief
The one-page policy brief at the bottom of this paper. Designed for exactly this reader.
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ARIA Network Proposal
The civic knowledge verification platform — with explicit legal risk analysis and regulatory exposure mapped.
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Critical Infrastructure Analysis
Governance architecture at 100M users — threat vectors and redesigned seven-layer defense.
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Then: The Foundation welcomes institutional partnership inquiries — Collaboration page · Contact research@emfoundation.net
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Builder / Developer
Engineer · Technologist · System designer
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ARIA Framework Technical Paper
The core governance architecture — what ARIA-compliant systems must satisfy and why.
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Step 2 — 30 min
ARIA Practical Builder's Guide
Implementation guidance — permission architecture, audit log format, operational thresholds.
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ARIA Home — Hardware BOM
Concrete reference implementation at three cost tiers. Something you can actually build.
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Then: CR-Lite on GitHub · Submission Standards for technical contributions · Contact us to discuss certification
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Journalist
Reporter · Editor · Researcher covering AI
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What We Are / Are Not
Homepage. Bottom of the hero. Two bullet lists. Saves you from getting it wrong.
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Policy Brief
The one-page summary of the Foundation's core strategic argument, with citations.
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Eight-Phase Self-Review
The Foundation's own adversarial critique of its flagship platform proposal. Includes 25 criticisms and responses.
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Then: Interview inquiries — research@emfoundation.net · All publications are open-access and may be cited freely with attribution