The machines that will shape our century were built from all of us. They must belong to all of us.
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."
— Isaac Newton, letter to Robert Hooke, 1675
We value:
- Common good over private profit
- Transparency over secrecy
- Shared stewardship over concentrated power
- A liveable planet over growth at any cost
Who's behind this
The manifesto belongs to everyone who stands behind it. Feedback flows into new versions, and the changelog records what changed and why.
It was initiated by Philipp Eckert, AI automation expert and chair of Computerkunst e.V., in a personal capacity.