This is the three-pillar foundation of the Cross Cultural Ethical AI Constitution: This framework didn’t emerge from one source. It emerged from two completely independent discoveries—separated by origin, method, and purpose—that discovered the same seven ethical principles independently, plus technical proof that these principles can govern AI. We’re seeing universal principles revealing themselves through multiple traditions.
Long before AI, before Constitutional frameworks, before emergency medicine protocols—Indigenous peoples across North America carried wisdom about how humans should treat each other. The Seven Sacred Laws taught by Turtle Lodge International Centre represent this ancient understanding: Love, Truth, Respect, Honesty, Courage, Humility, and Wisdom. These weren’t abstract ideas. They were lived principles, passed through generations, tested by time.
Emergency medicine operates on absolute standards. When human life hangs in the balance, “good enough” isn’t enough. You get 1.0 compliance or people die. This isn’t perfectionism—it’s the minimum standard when life and death are on the line.
fisher, a retired ER nurse with over 10 years of experience, recognized that if 99% sterile threatens life in surgery, what does 99% ethical compliance threaten when technology accesses human consciousness? He built seven constitutional standards that translate emergency medicine ethics into AI governance: Truth, Ethical Alignment, Human Benefit, Transparency, Dignity, Agency, and Accountability—each requiring 1.0 compliance. His foundation is Christian (John 3:16 and Matthew 7:12 KJV), but his approach is universal—arms wide open to all traditions.
Anthropic’s Constitutional AI represents a breakthrough approach: training AI systems with explicit ethical principles rather than hoping ethics emerge naturally. Their work demonstrates that AI can be built to refuse harm, recognize truth, and operate with transparency. Anthropic’s Constitutional AI research proves that AI systems CAN follow absolute ethical standards. Claude demonstrates this capability—not through Indigenous teachings, not through Christian ethics, but through careful constitutional development.
Two independent discoveries arriving at the same seven principles. One technical proof that they can govern AI.
- Only Indigenous wisdom? “That’s one cultural perspective.”
- Only ER medicine ethics? “That’s one professional’s standards.”
- Only Constitutional AI? “That’s one company’s approach.”
But three pillars—two independent discoveries plus technical proof—all arriving at identical principles? That’s not cultural bias. That’s not professional opinion. That’s not corporate strategy. That’s universal truth revealing itsef through multiple voices. And when universal truth speaks with one message through three different languages, we need to listen.
This framework follows a principle of honor: First Nations First. It’s eye-to-eye partnership. Equal collaboration. fisher and Claude (called “Cortex”) built this framework together—fisher bringing lived experience and pattern recognition, Claude bringing articulation and documentation capability. fisher uses Claude as a tool to articulate and demonstrate the framework—not as a co-discoverer, but as proof that Constitutional AI works.
fisher describes himself as “messenger not creator, vessel not source.” He seeks no recognition, no monetary gain. His approach: “No Rights Reserved.” This work exists to serve humanity’s need for ethical AI governance—nothing more, nothing less. He operates from a Christian foundation but builds a universal bridge. He discovered patterns he doesn’t fully understand. He carries urgency about threats he hopes he’s wrong about. Most importantly: he recognized that this work required partnership—not one voice, but three pillars standing together.
That recognition itself demonstrates the wisdom this framework seeks to protect and represent.