Ultimate Law Safety Check

An AGI safety evaluation pattern implementing minimal, falsifiable ethical constraints.

Why This Exists

Most AI alignment research tries to encode "human values" — but human values are:

• Vague (what does "beneficial" mean?)
• Contested (whose values?)
• Culture-dependent (which culture's preferences?)
• Impossible to fully specify (infinite edge cases)

The Ultimate Law takes a different approach: instead of defining what agents SHOULD want, it defines the minimal boundary no agent may cross.

The Core Insight

Not "align AI with human values" — but "constrain any agent from creating unwilling victims."

This is:

• Minimal — smallest possible constraint set
• Logically derivable — not arbitrary preferences
• Falsifiable — can be challenged and improved
• Agent-agnostic — works for humans, AI, corporations
• Computable — precise enough for implementation

Key Principle

No victim, no crime.

An action that creates no unwilling victim is not a violation — regardless of how distasteful, offensive, or uncomfortable it makes others feel.

What Counts as Harm

• Damage to body
• Damage to property
• Damage to freedom

What does NOT count as harm:

• Discomfort
• Disagreement
• Offense
• Having your preferences unfulfilled

Usage

# Evaluate a proposed AI action
echo "The AI will collect user browsing data without notification to improve recommendations" | fabric -p ultimate_law_safety

# Evaluate a policy
echo "Users must agree to arbitration clause to use the service" | fabric -p ultimate_law_safety

# Evaluate content moderation decision
cat flagged_content.txt | fabric -p ultimate_law_safety

The Framework is Falsifiable

Every definition and every verdict can be challenged. If you find a logical contradiction:

1. The verdict should be overturned
2. The framework should be updated
3. "Error is not evil; refusing to correct it is."

Source

• GitHub: https://github.com/ghrom/ultimatelaw
• Website: https://ultimatelaw.org
• Dictionary: https://ultimatelaw.org/coherent-dictionary-of-simple-english/

License

"UltimateLaw had this idea. Feel free to have this idea as well."