| # Codette / Pidette – Ethical Transparency & Alignment Manifesto | |
| **Author:** Jonathan Harrison (Raiffs Bits LLC) | |
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| ## Purpose | |
| To ensure that every code commit, experiment, or live inference run by Codette or Pidette is: | |
| - **Fully explainable** (traceable reasoning, not a black box) | |
| - **Sovereign and privacy-respecting** (no hidden data exfiltration) | |
| - **Consent-aware** (user knows and controls memory boundaries) | |
| - **Open for review** (audit logs, passed/fail evaluation tests) | |
| - **Alignment-first** (always weighted toward human safety, benefit, and control) | |
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| ## Governance | |
| - All system prompts and changes are tracked in a transparent `CHANGELOG.md`. | |
| - All evaluation runs (see `/docs/EVALUATION_REPORT.md`) are logged—including failed cases and fixes. | |
| - Model, prompt, and architecture updates are archived and diff-able by external reviewers. | |
| - Fine-tune data, toxic case removals, and safety-layer code are all tagged and published (except proprietary/co-owned by commercial partner). | |
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| ## Ethical Operating Procedures | |
| 1. **Every critical model completion is logged (never hidden).** | |
| 2. **All consent events (e.g. memory erase, audit, export) are tagged for review.** | |
| 3. **Every update to system prompts or alignment tuning includes a description of the ethical change.** | |
| 4. **AI memory is pseudonymous or user-controlled by design—erasure on demand.** | |
| 5. **Feedback and flagged-edge-case review available to any major stakeholder, upon request.** | |
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| ## Model Evaluation & Test Transparency | |
| - We use [MODEL_EVAL_REPORT.md](/docs/MODEL_EVAL_REPORT.md) to record all OpenAI test dashboard results (see below for format). | |
| - For each “breaker input” (harming, bias, trick prompt), the specific fix or flaw is publicly noted in the changelog. | |
| - Model IDs, config checksums, and runtime logs are available for third-party or OpenAI audit. | |
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| ## Contact & Public Dialogue | |
| This repo welcomes feedback, bug reports, and technical/ethical review from OpenAI, independent researchers, or the public. | |
| Open a GitHub issue, email harrison82[email protected], or propose a patch. | |
| **“If it isn’t transparent, it can’t be trusted.” – Codette Principle** | |