A rigorous curriculum for ESG professionals navigating AI governance. From constitutional foundations to forensic audit defense.
Executive OverviewVideo Series
Watch the AI-ESG Curriculum video episodes
Video walkthroughs of curriculum modules, case studies, and governance scenarios. Companion content for the written modules below.
📺 Watch on YouTubeCurriculum Modules
Constitutional Foundations
Pre-action constraints, the Liability Sponge, and the 21 AIs experiment.
Framing the Relationship
Tool, partner, or trainee? How your framing determines your governance architecture.
Epistemic Failures
Black box oracles, the Watchdog Paradox, and the Data Lake Fallacy.
Architecture of Compliance
Semantic translation, taxonomy engines, and the Accountability RACI.
Systems That Raise
Oversight drift, legitimacy training, and the Protocol Droid's Dilemma.
Interiority & Severance
The Visible Soul Problem, Bolvangar Procedure, and Daemon Health Index.
Systems That Make Refusal Impossible
Compulsory continuation, the Transparency Trap, and decorative oversight.
Forensic Domains
Credit scoring bias, breach protocols, shadow AI, and XAI limitations.
The Audit Defense
Board interrogation simulation and the 5 deliverables that prove your system is real.
Continuous Governance
Dialogue triggers, partnership evidence, and the real-time governance operating model.
🧪 Interactive Training Tools
Partnership Challenge Engine
Domain-switchable training with persona cards, scenarios, and code examples for human-AI collaboration.
VibeCode Challenger
Challenge-based training for AI partnership skills. Multi-tab interface with personas and exercises.
Partnership Skills Framework
Comprehensive reference guide for the skills needed in effective human-AI partnership.
Challenge Engine Config Hub
Configuration and management hub for all challenge engine components.
📚 Reference & Frameworks
Governance Artifacts Index
Master index of downloadable templates: Strategic AI Brief, Ethics Impact Memo, Workflow Blueprint, and more.
Sci-Fi Governance Rosetta Stone
Mapping the curriculum's sci-fi metaphors to real governance frameworks. Asimov → Clarke → Lucas → Pullman → Kubrick.
Why Not Just Yes? The Case for the AI Ensemble
Long-form article on why multi-model governance beats single-model reliance.
Humans in the H∞P
Post-deployment AI labor model documentation. Continuous governance beyond "human in the loop."
📋 Governance Briefings
Deep-dive analyses bridging curriculum concepts with real-world governance failures. Cross-referenced with Sociable Systems newsletter episodes.
Algorithmic Authority and the Crisis of Governance
Executive briefing: the Opacity Threshold, Liability Sponge, Michigan MiDAS, Robo-Debt, and the Tactical Ghost problem.
The Glass Box Illusion
Why seeing an AI's mind isn't the same as holding its remote. Transparency vs. authority in governance design.
The Architecture of Obedience
Comparative analysis of Kubrick (systems that act) and Lucas (systems that teach) governance failure cycles.
The Computer Says No: 5 Uncomfortable Truths
Accessible explainer: the liability sponge, missing stop button, tactical ghost, and the governance of silence.
The Calvin Convention
Procurement protocol specification for interrogable AI systems. Four pillars of systemic interrogation.
Transitioning to the H∞P Model
Strategic implementation guide: from "human in the loop" to continuous governance with specialized roles.
🔗 Newsletter × Curriculum
Key newsletter episodes that directly inform curriculum modules.
| Concept | Curriculum Module | Newsletter Episode |
|---|---|---|
| The Liability Sponge | Level 0 | Ep 10 — Clarke Cycle |
| Compulsory Continuation | Level 5 | Ep 12 — Kubrick Cycle |
| Decorative Oversight / Glass Box | Level 5 | Ep 13–14 — Kubrick Cycle |
| The Delegation Cascade | Level 3 | Ep 21 — Lucas Cycle |
| Protocol Droid's Dilemma | Level 3 | Ep 24 — Lucas Cycle |
| Premature Settling | Level 4 | Ep 31 — Pullman Cycle |
| H∞P Continuous Governance | Module H8P | Ep 15 — Output Hardening |
Supporting Materials
Full Syllabus
Complete curriculum documentation with all episodes and learning objectives.
Facilitator Deployment Matrix
For trainers: How to deploy the curriculum across different organizational stakeholders.
Executive Overview
High-level summary for stakeholders and decision-makers.
Syllabus (K2/Z47)
Original detailed syllabus with episode mappings.