DBaD: a computable ethics you can test
A compact, falsifiable framework for judging actions across harm, consent, intent, proportionality, and transparency. Built for public scrutiny and real-world decisions.
- Open research
- CSP-clean
- No tracking
In 60 seconds
- Veto obvious failures: no valid consent, unacceptable harm, or malicious intent → don’t do it.
- Otherwise, compute
E(A)with domain weights: outcomes + rights + virtue + justice + transparency. - Act if the score clears the ethical threshold; revise if borderline; publish reasoning either way.
Read the framework
Background, math, and the decision flow. Plain-language notes with formal hooks.
Download papers
Current PDF releases and appendices. More artifacts are publishing on a rolling basis.
Participate
Take the survey, propose scenarios, or critique the scoring. Falsifiability is a feature.
Public Wall (soon)
Approved, anonymized feedback and ethics debates. Highest-voted threads get studied.
Methodology overview
DBaD starts with hard guardrails, then computes weighted ethics across harm, consent, intent, proportionality, and transparency.
Ethics matrix
Interactive matrix explaining guardrails and weighted contribution math in one visual surface.
Quick start
- Read the one-minute model summary.
- Run the quick test and compare outcomes.
- Open methodology details before production use.
Alias redirect observability
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What’s new
- Public paper and methodology JSON endpoints with cache revalidation.
- Decency quick-test FAQ for score interpretation.
- Church hymn external-link API now includes canonical internal track URLs.
Ethics calculator
Try a transparent toy calculator to see how weighted ethics domains affect final score bands.
Compare versions
Review what changed between framework versions and how API/public artifacts were expanded.
Open data sample
Pull anonymized aggregate samples for client prototyping and integration smoke tests.
Developer onboarding
Request API access, subscribe to release updates, and keep integrations aligned.
Featured downloads
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From the Public Wall
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2025-11-11 16:30:31 · AnonymousDBaD sure sounds like a reasonable path!