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.