QEC Product · AI Alignment Track
A verifiable coordination contract between an AI system and its operator, steward, or another AI node — continuously proving that stated alignment commitments are holding rather than drifting silently over time.
Every other system proves a moment. QEC proves a relationship.
The Problem
Most AI alignment commitments — usage policies, behavioral guardrails, audit rights, human‑in‑the‑loop requirements — are asserted once, at deployment, and then trusted indefinitely. There is no standard mechanism to continuously verify that an AI system's behavior, or an operator's oversight of it, is still consistent with what was promised months or years later.
An AI Alignment QEC treats that alignment commitment as a living relationship rather than a static policy document, re‑certifying it on the same 10‑minute cadence as every other QEC.
Section 1
| Node A | Node B | What's Entangled |
|---|---|---|
| AI system operator / steward | Deployed AI node | Behavioral commitments, audit rights, kill‑switch authority |
| AI node | Human principal | Instruction‑following boundaries and escalation protocols |
| AI node | Another AI node | AI‑to‑AI coordination terms and mutual behavioral guarantees |
Section 2
| Mechanism | Trigger | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Witness Obligation | A scheduled audit interval or a flagged behavioral event | Forces an independent, timestamped capsule attesting to observed behavior |
| Consent Lock | Any attempt to unilaterally change alignment terms or oversight scope | Blocks the change until both nodes explicitly re‑consent |
| Dead Man's Switch | Operator stops actively monitoring past the agreed check‑in window | Publishes a sealed snapshot and can trigger a defined fallback (e.g. restricted mode) |
| Coherence Backstop | A node's Φ drops below threshold mid‑audit | Lends field strength from an entangled steward node to keep the contract stable |
Section 3
The fee for an AI Alignment QEC is a sovereign service fee for relational participation — payment for standing up and maintaining the continuous certification infrastructure, never a share of the AI system's output, revenue, or performance. Scoped per engagement to the complexity of the audit surface and the number of entangled nodes.
Value accepted: Bitcoin, cash, or in‑kind arrangement, agreed and recorded as terms within the QEC itself at instantiation.
Section 4
What anchoring proves
A Bitcoin anchor might prove that a particular fingerprint existed no later than a certain time. It does not, by itself, prove authorship, accuracy, lawful possession, contractual assent, or the truth of the underlying document.
Notice
ICPO X does not offer financial returns, profit, yield, or investment opportunities. All engagement fees are sovereign service fees for relational participation and infrastructure access — compensation for certification, coordination, and enforcement services rendered, not a share of revenue, profit, or return on capital. ICPO X is not a security, investment contract, or financial product.
Request Instantiation
To instantiate an AI Alignment QEC: diplomacy@icpoxinc.com