Accountability
Governance and status
Who is accountable for the Charter, where it stands today, and how you will be able to take part.
Where things stand
Every part of the Charter is labeled by status.
| Item | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| The Charter | Draft | Draft 2, published October 17, 2026 for review |
| Source Library | Draft | 30 texts from five regions; scholarly and community review not yet done |
| Open license | Being chosen | CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-SA 4.0, with legal advice |
| Independent governing body | Proposed | Its rules are set out in Annex E |
| International review circle | Proposed | Members not yet seated |
| Consultation | Proposed | Opens once the review circle is seated |
| Pilots | Proposed | School and civic pilots, with results published either way |
| Translations | Proposed | The six official UN languages are required for Version 1.0 |
Version 1.0
Version 1.0 is targeted for Leap Day, February 29, 2028, and is released only when all four conditions are met. If they are not met by then, Leap Day 2028 opens public consultation instead.
Feb 29, 2028Leap Day, the target date for Version 1.0
| # | Condition | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An international consultation inviting written responses has closed. | Not started |
| 2 | The independent review circle has reviewed the text, and its minority views are published. | Not started |
| 3 | At least one pilot has published its results, including any failures. | Not started |
| 4 | The Charter is translated, with local review, into the six official UN languages. | Not started |
Version history
One version number and one public changelog cover all six sites.
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| Draft 2 | October 17, 2026 | Added status and scope, safeguards and standards in place of a ranked list, the Source Library, independent governance and an open-commons steward, the evidence status of each intervention, and AI and data rules. |
| Draft 1 | October 17, 2026 | First full draft, combining the four papers into one Charter with principles, safeguards, a declaration and seven annexes. |
Who governs the Charter
The Charter must stay legitimate when its founders, technologies and the world’s powers change, so no single company, country or tradition controls it.
- Founding steward In place
- Zinx Technologies founded the Charter and stewards it until an independent body takes over. It holds no veto.
- Independent governing body Proposed
- A legally constituted body with published rules and its own finances. No founder, company, funder or government holds a veto; members serve fixed terms and disclose conflicts of interest.
- Review circle Proposed
- Scholars and scientists; educators and mediators; civic, cultural and faith leaders. No country holds more than one seat in any perspective, and no world region more than a third of all seats. Decisions are published with minority views beside them.
- Amendments Proposed
- Anyone who takes up the Charter may propose an amendment. Proposals gather through each cycle and are decided in public at the Leap Day review.
- Open license Being chosen
- The Charter, the four papers and the Synthesis Process will be released under an irrevocable open license. The choice is between CC BY 4.0 and CC BY-SA 4.0; the Zynx name and logo follow separate rules.
How to take part
The consultation opens once the review circle is seated. Until then, comments on Draft 2 are welcome through the contact page.
Translations begin with French and Spanish, Louisiana’s heritage languages, and then the six official UN languages, each reviewed locally.
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