The New Intelligent Covenant
The intellectual framework of The Intelligence Covenant Institute. Three principles form the foundation; seven organisational layers make it applicable.
Three principles
The New Intelligent Covenant is the thinking framework of The Intelligence Covenant Institute - not separate from the Institute, but the intellectual basis on which publications and NIC Advisory build.
The New Intelligent Covenant
Explore the framework →Seven organisational layers
The Covenant model helps organisations design their own social contract with AI - layer by layer.
- 01
Context
Define where AI is used and which public, professional, or commercial value is central.
Which value should AI serve here?
- 02
Inventory
Map AI tools, AI functions, shadow AI, and relevant vendors.
Which AI is already being used in practice?
- 03
Norms
Formulate what responsible use means in this specific context.
What do we call responsible use?
- 04
Guardrails
Set data boundaries, tool selection, human control, documentation, and escalation.
Which data, decisions and processes need firm boundaries?
- 05
AI self-reliance
Train students, employees, or professionals in critical, safe, and productive AI use.
Who must be able to assess what?
- 06
Checks and balances
Organise monitoring, incident review, bias checks, privacy assessment, and feedback loops.
Who sees whether it works?
- 07
Recovery and learning
Provide objection, correction, decommissioning, and periodic review of policy and practice.
How do we correct harm or wrong decisions?