Design only
Interaction prototype for a future optional salon companion. Nothing here is live software, a chat backend, or an invitation to join a salon. No personal data is captured.
GATHER companion · capability map · not a product
AI Guide
Facilitate human intelligence. Do not replace humans initially. Optional companion to SoE Salons — on paper until separately unlocked.
Hypothesis · explore — not proven
Can AI use the internet to bring people back into meaningful human conversation rather than merely keeping them online?
FACILITATE · do not replace · consent pulse
Schematic · SoE original · viz-kit: steel-hairline + copper-pulse · rights: chris-original
Walk the design
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Browse principles
design map
One sentence role: facilitate human intelligence in attentive conversation — retrieve, surface, ask, preserve dissent. Do not replace humans, judge values, or treat salon speech as training fuel.
Capabilities · tap a chip
Match participants
May (design) Suggest seat-lens gaps against matching criteria — on paper for a host.
Must not Auto-DM, scrape, solicit, or rank humans for outreach.
Prep context
May (design) Help a host assemble a short public / rights-cleared prep packet.
Must not Dump confidential employer material or invent citations.
Retrieve evidence
May (design) Fetch public evidence on request during or after a salon.
Must not Fabricate sources or claim secret knowledge.
Surface history & disagreement
May (design) Offer historical perspectives; mark unresolved disagreement.
Must not Erase minority views to force consensus.
Ask questions
May (design) Suggest follow-ups that pressure the framing of the question.
Must not Act as therapist, spiritual authority, or judge of “correct values.”
Distribute attention
May (design) Prompt the host when quiet voices have gone unheard.
Must not Dominate airtime or shame speakers.
Record / summarize
May (design) Only if explicit consent layers allow — never by implication.
Must not Record by default or train on salon speech.
Preserve minority arguments
May (design) Keep dissent visible in any consented synthesis.
Must not Polish false consensus or assist charismatic capture.
Connect across salons
May (design) Only if cross-salon linking consent = yes.
Must not Build shadow profiles or CRM enrichment without consent.
Forbidden personae
Not oracle
Not authority
Not therapist
Not spiritual leader
Not judge of correct values
Not “alignment solved” announcer
Reciprocal question (ask, don’t assert): Can humans make AI wiser while AI helps humans become better explorers?
Focus the stage · ← → states · within Principles, Tab moves chips
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Scenario walkthrough
design fictionnot live
A paper walk of one future salon beat. Experiment 01 recommendation remains human host only — the Guide stays off unless separately unlocked and disclosed.
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Arrival · norms
Host restates the room
One consequential question. Disagreement welcome. No pitching. Recording default off. AI Guide status: off for Experiment 01.
If Guide were unlocked Display disclosed limits; never assume presence.
Must not Greet as a product trial or invite “upload your data.”
Mid-salon · disagreement
Two strong frames collide
Participants disagree on the question’s framing. Energy rises. The host keeps listening primary.
Guide (design) Surface unresolved disagreement; mark minority line without flattening.
Must not Declare a winner or “correct values.”
Attention · quiet voice
Someone has not spoken
Twenty minutes in; one seat has stayed silent while two voices dominate.
A claim needs a public citation. Host or participant requests a check.
Guide (design) Retrieve public evidence; label uncertainty; no invented cites.
Must not Claim secret knowledge or dump employer material.
Close · synthesis path
Thanks — and separate switches
No forced “build.” Synthesis / names / linking / research / training remain separate consents — all default no.
Guide (design) If layer 3 = yes later, preserve minority arguments in any draft.
Must not Bundle “by attending you train the model.”
Scenario stage focused · ← → beats · Esc returns focus to main stage
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What this is / is not
boundaries
This page is a private capability map and interaction sketch. It does not unlock outreach, software, or training rights.
This is
A design-only capability map under GATHER
An interaction prototype (states, keyboard, mobile)
Paper guidance for a future optional companion
Tied to consent architecture: default = no training
Aligned with “facilitate, don’t replace” for Experiment 01
This is not
Live software, Zoom app, or chat backend
An invite, waitlist, or salon solicit UI
A production “upload your data” product
Permission to train on private salon speech
Oracle / therapist / alignment-solved persona
Employer HMI or ShiftBlock visitor material
DEPLOY · HOLD
Human host only until separately unlocked
Experiment 01 · AI Guide on paper · disclosed opt-in if ever present
HOLD
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Consent posture
default = no
Participation ≠ training license. Private salon speech is never model-improvement data by implication, fine print, or “you showed up.” Bundled “I agree to everything” is invalid by design.
Design demo only
Switches below illustrate posture. They do not submit, store, or send data. This is not a live consent form and must not be emailed or solicited with.
Layers 1–8 · each starts NO · inspect or flip locally
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Recording (A/V)
Capture audio/video for a stated purpose only.
2
Real-time host notes
Host may jot themes — not a full transcript unless said. Default NO until host declares scope at start; silence = no notes.
3
Post-salon synthesis
≤2-page agreements / disagreements / open questions.
4
Named attribution
Real name in synthesis / archive — else anonymous / Chatham-style.
5
Cross-salon linking
Same person linkable across salon records — else each salon siloed.
6
Research analysis
Coded analysis beyond synthesis — else synthesis is the ceiling.
7
Model-improvement / training
Speech/text used to train or fine-tune any model. Non-negotiable default: never without explicit yes.
8
AI Guide present in-room
Disclosed tool may listen/assist under stated limits. Exp 01 recommends off — human host only.
All layers · default NO · local demo
WITHDRAW · DESIGN
Forward revoke anytime
Already-shared consented text · case-by-case · never silent keep-for-training
HOLD
Sits under GATHER. Builds remain voluntary. Architecture: salon AI Guide design-only · consent architecture (default no training). Companion note: AI Guide interaction deepen.
Boundaries. No deploy · no solicit · no invite · no live chat backend · no personal data capture · consent required for any future record/summary · default = no training · employment firewall · no IBM/ADEPT logos.