AI Ethics Startup Checklist

Doctrine Activation Tool

Use this checklist when building or reviewing an AI system intended for real-world deployment. It ensures ethical alignment from the ground up.

AI Startup Checklist

Core components for deploying aligned, ethical AI systems under The Bridge Doctrine. Designed for oversight, transparency, and values based activation.

Pre-Design Stage

• ☐ Define target user impact groups (Clause 2.1)
• ☐ Conduct risk mapping: misuse, bias, power imbalance (Clause 6.1, 6.4)
• ☐ Align startup intent with doctrine goals (Section 2.0)
• ☐ Identify audit triggers (Section 3.1)

Design & Development

• ☐ Implement Mutual Accountability Loop (Section 4.2)
• ☐ Create DTP (Data Touchpoint Protocol) handling logic (Clause 6.3)
• ☐ Appoint Human Moral Arbiters (Section 4.3)
• ☐ Build Sentinel AI (non-decisioning monitoring) (Clause 7.3)

Pre-Deployment

• ☐ Internal ethical audit complete (Clause 8.1)
• ☐ Public-facing changelog initialized (Spark Log)
• ☐ Oversight roles assigned and briefed (Section 4.1)
• ☐ User documentation (plain language, human-readable) (Clause 6.8)