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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
Principlev1PR-1523

Design social chain links to specify your own behavior…

Design social chain links to specify your own behavior precisely while allowing the other person's response to vary within an acceptable range, since you cannot control autonomous agents.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Agents are systems defined by perceiving their environment… (agents as systems that perceive and act toward goals) and Behavior is a function of both the person… (behavior as function of person and environment). The principle prescribes asymmetric design where your controllable core is precise but social elements are ranges. Actionable guidance for social chain architecture, not an axiom.