Any governance system can be captured—by money, ideology, institutional inertia, or technology. These safeguards aim to make capture difficult, detectable, and reversible.
- Bias audits: regular independent testing of both human processes and AI tools, with results published.
- Conflict of interest rules: strong disclosure requirements, recusal rules, and penalties for hidden financial influence.
- Emergency protocols: time limited powers for crises, paired with automatic review and sunset clauses.
- Transparency requirements: published agendas, published reasoning, and accessible records of votes and evidence.
- Constitutional review: a procedural Ethics Council that can require justification, due process, and compliance checks before high risk actions.