Algorithmic Policy & Governance · Capstone brief

POL-05 · Treaty clause draft

Draft a narrow international clause on military or surveillance AI; red-team it for loopholes. Scope beats grandeur.

The question

Draft a narrow international clause on military or surveillance AI; red-team it for loopholes. Scope beats grandeur.

Policy / materials

One existing treaty or soft-law instrument as a drafting model (public text). Red-team worksheet.

Expected failure modes

Boilerplate that bans “harmful AI.” Undefined terms. No verification path.

Done looks like

Clause ≤1 page; definitions; loophole memo from a peer red-team; revision.

Five C's

CT: enforceability. CR: narrow scope. CO: red-team peer. CM: clause text. CZ: people under surveillance or targeting.

Mentor role

IR/gov teacher reviews definitions. School-supervised.

Rubric calibration

R1: one clause. R2: terms defined. R3: model instrument cited. R4: loopholes listed. R5: one page. R6: refuses unenforceable virtue.

Two ways this goes wrong

(a) UN speech energy, no teeth. (b) Hidden exception that swallows the rule.

Credit lane fit

Lane A immediately. No verified credit claim.