Foundational Intent & Ethical Use

Purpose

The specifications published by JellyLabs exist as open, research-first architectural specifications intended to advance the study and construction of interoperable, federated, and safety-aware artificial intelligence systems.

These specifications exist to:

  • Enable free and open scientific research
  • Establish a neutral architectural substrate for interoperable AI systems
  • Encourage federation over centralization
  • Reduce systemic risk through clear separation of concerns
  • Prevent enclosure of foundational AI infrastructure by proprietary, monopolistic, or state-controlled actors

JellyLabs specifications are intentionally defined as architecture and interoperability specifications, not as products, platforms, services, or governance authorities.

Non-Intentional Uses

These specifications are not intended for use in:

  • Mass surveillance systems or population-scale profiling
  • Autonomous weapons or kinetic decision-making systems
  • Centralized control architectures that eliminate user or community agency
  • Systems designed to manipulate, coerce, or exploit individuals or societies

Nothing in these specifications should be interpreted as granting permission to apply them toward uses that violate human rights, international humanitarian law, or widely accepted ethical research norms.

Safety & Design Philosophy

JellyLabs specifications emphasize:

  • Transparency of system boundaries
  • Explicit interfaces and verifiable envelopes
  • Failure isolation over silent resilience
  • Safety signaling over enforcement
  • The ability for components to degrade or disengage without systemic collapse

The architecture favors inspectability and contestability over optimization, opacity, or centralized control.

Stewardship & Evolution

These specifications are stewarded, not owned.

While the initial origin of JellyLabs specifications lies with Jelly Labs Research, stewardship is proposed to evolve toward an open, community-governed model. Future governance mechanisms, working groups, or foundations may be proposed independently of any single organization.

The intent of publication is to make the ideas herein un-ownable, inspectable, and open to challenge, in service of long-term scientific and societal benefit.

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