Scott Borchetta
Co-founder
Scott is a champion of creativity and innovation who believes technology must always be a tool for progress.
AI that makes us
more human.
We advocate for ethical AI that helps people grow at work and in life. More creativity. More opportunity. Progress we share.
Join the conversationThe Manifesto
We believe AI should empower people personally and professionally instead of displacing them. Good Citizen AI finds and supports causes where technology expands the limits of human potential. We focus on creativity, growth, and innovation. We ensure technology serves as a tool for flourishing, not a replacement for the soul.
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Empower, do not displace
Technology works best when it adds to human skill. It provides the leverage we need to reach new heights together.
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Invest where humans grow
We put our resources into education and tools that help everyone develop. We want to see individuals and groups thrive.
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Lead in public
Being an ethical advocate means being open. We share our work, our lessons, and our vision with the whole world.
The Pledge
AI that makes us more human, and safer.
The companies with the most reach have a duty that matches that power. This Pledge is a public commitment anyone can read, quote, and hold signers to. Soft ethics pages do not change behavior. Clear promises do.
We pledge that our AI will make people more capable, not less necessary, and safer, not more exposed. We will design, deploy, and govern our systems so they expand human skill, opportunity, and creativity; we will keep pace with those who would abuse them; and we will answer for that commitment in public.
Four commitments
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Empower, do not displace
We build and ship AI that adds to human judgment and craft. Where automation removes work, we invest in the people affected with clear paths to new skills and roles, not silence.
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Defend people from bad actors
We treat security as a first-class product duty. We design against misuse, share threat knowledge where it protects the public, and support tools that keep pace with attackers so people and institutions can feel safer, not more exposed.
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Invest where humans grow
We put real resources into education, tools, and causes that expand creativity, opportunity, and human development. Progress we fund should be progress people can feel.
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Lead in public
We publish what this Pledge means for our products, our workforce, our research, and our security posture. Once a year we report progress in plain language: what we shipped, what we learned, and what still needs work.
What signing means
- Named and public: the company name, a senior executive sponsor, and the date appear on goodcitizen.ai.
- Product-relevant: the Pledge applies to AI systems the signer builds or deploys at scale, including how those systems are secured against misuse, not only to marketing copy.
- Annual light: each signer posts a short public progress note within twelve months of signing, then yearly after that, covering empowerment, security, investment, and public leadership.
- No empty virtue: signing without a named sponsor or a first progress window is not accepted. This is a bar, not a badge farm.
Stand behind people. Defend against bad actors. Lead in public.
Contact us to signStewarded by Scott Borchetta and Edward Ginis.
Built with conviction
Led by those who value the human spirit.
Edward Ginis
Co-founder
Edward is a thought leader and advocate for ethical AI systems that put human flourishing first.
Where we put our weight
- Creativity
- Education
- Human development
- Innovation
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Stay informed about our progress and the future of human-centric AI development.
Read the Pledge