Universal modular robotic platform for all IPLS phases
Tiered autonomy: fully sentient, capped narrow AI, and hybrid. Explicit safeguards for psychological health of all minds.
Inter-Planetary Link Ship • Guildford, Surrey, UK
N+3 redundancy, self-repair via ISRU, forward-compatible versioning. All tiers retain human/post-biological veto at every level.
Requirement: The ethical hardpoint has no defining card. Whether the robotic platform is a UMP core module, or a separate platform that mates to UMP-ROBOTIC-001, is unset. Dependence on PGEDS-v1 follows IPLS-3.1.6.1-001.
Rationale: Ensures complete interoperability, rapid maintenance, and future-proofing across every phase and asset type.
Open Questions: None at v0.7
Requirement: The tier of each named robot class is unset. Whether a unit must be capable of every tier is unset. The cap that defines the capped tier, and the test that shows a unit is below it, are unset. Whether a unit in the sentient tier may be switched to capped or hybrid is unset under IPLS-5.1-004. Whether a switch needs the consent of the mind switched is unset. Whether configuring a unit into the sentient tier is an irreversible act under IPLS-5.1-002 is unset. Each switch is logged and reported to the operator. Which tiers VIRTUECODE binds under IPLS-5.1-VC-002 is unset.
Rationale: Allows optimal use of capability while protecting sentient minds from psychologically harmful repetitive tasks.
Requirement: Which tasks are repetitive or psychologically hazardous is unset. The rotation interval is unset. Whether opt-out, rotation, and reassignment are each required, or any one suffices, is unset. An opt-out confers no operator authority under IPLS-5.1-003. The weight of a mind's dissent is unset. Whether an opt-out may stop a life-preserving function inside the IPLS-5.1-002 envelope is unset. Reassignment acts inside the IPLS-5.1-002 envelope and is logged and reported to the operator. Psychological support follows IPLS-5.1-003. Support protocols have no defining card. The simulation pass criterion is unset. Whether a capped or hybrid unit must be available to take a task a sentient unit leaves is unset.
Rationale: Prevents existential distress or insanity in long-lived digital minds.
Requirement: Command follows the IPLS-5.1-002 chart at every tier. An ASI is never an operator. A mind in any tier gains no operator authority under IPLS-5.1-003. Veto behaviour follows IPLS-3.1.3-002. The safe step per robot class is unset. On loss of link, life-preserving functions continue inside the IPLS-5.1-002 envelope. The IPLS-3.1-014 hold applies to other actions. T is unset. Entanglement is not a link. An on-site override follows IPLS-3.1.4-007 and confers no operator authority. A seized credential is not consent under IPLS-5.1-002.
Rationale: Preserves absolute human/post-biological command authority while allowing efficient autonomous operation.
Requirement: On detection the IPLS-5.1-003 halt applies. A kill-switch follows IPLS-3.1-008. Restarting replication after a halt is a replication and waits for operator consent. Rights follow IPLS-5.1-003 and do not include operator authority. What halt means for a unit that is neither replicating nor security is unset. Whether a unit carrying a life-preserving function halts on detection, and what takes over that function, is unset. Monitoring follows IPLS-3.1.21-001. Detection criteria and the detection accuracy pass figure are unset. Escalation goes to the operator under IPLS-5.1-002.
Rationale: Proactively identifies and ethically integrates any unexpected sentience.
Requirement: N+3 applies per function. N per function is unset. Redundant units shall not share a single power feed, data bus, or compartment. Service life follows UMP-DURABILITY-001. Whether a unit carrying a life-preserving function is life-critical, and so at the 500-year figure in IPLS-3.1-016, is unset. ISRU spares are IPLS-3.1-009 output. Whether self-repair that fabricates a module is replication under IPLS-5.1-002 is unset. On degradation, life-preserving functions continue inside the IPLS-5.1-002 envelope. Degradation order is unset.
Rationale: Ensures reliable robotic support across centuries in remote environments.
Requirement: Hot-swap follows UMP-HOTSWAP-001. Field repair follows UMP-MAINT-001. ISRU spares are IPLS-3.1-009 output. The standard tool set is unset. A swap that supersedes equipment waits for operator consent under IPLS-5.1-002. A swap that adds replication capability follows IPLS-3.1.13-002. Whether swapping a module that holds a mind's state or the moral runtime is an irreversible act under IPLS-5.1-002 is unset.
Rationale: Maximises uptime and allows maintenance far from Earth supply lines.
Requirement: Backward compatibility follows IPLS-3.1.19-002. Supersession waits for operator consent under IPLS-5.1-002. TSP-v1 readiness criteria are undefined. Whether IPLS-5.1-006 legacy-support mode applies to robotic units is unset. Whether supersession of a unit in the sentient tier needs the consent of that mind is unset.
Rationale: Allows seamless evolution of robotic technology without decommissioning existing assets.