CONSTITUTION OF THE RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL USE OF AI CIO

Charitable Incorporated Organisation – Foundation Model

Adopted on: 1 June 2025

Preamble

We believe that artificial intelligence is a gift of human ingenuity meant to serve people, uplift wellbeing, and honour the divine spark present in every individual. Our calling is to guide AI’s evolution so it enhances human dignity and flourishing rather than replacing conscience, creativity, or faith. With humility and hope, we dedicate this CIO to stewarding AI technologies in alignment with ethical, moral, and spiritual values shared across cultures.

1. Name

The name of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (“the CIO”) is:
THE RESPONSIBLE AND ETHICAL USE OF AI CIO (working name: “artificialintelligence.ngo”).

2. Principal office

The CIO’s principal office is in England and Wales.

3. Objects

For the public benefit, the CIO’s objects are:

• 3.1 To advance education and foster open research into the ethical, spiritually conscious, and socially beneficial design, development, and governance of artificial intelligence (“AI”).
• 3.2 To promote human wellbeing by encouraging and supporting AI applications that enhance health, creativity, livelihoods, and community life without supplanting the intrinsic worth of human experience or connection to the Divine.
• 3.3 To protect human rights, equality, and the living planet by advocating for policies, technical standards, and practices that prevent AI-enabled harm, discrimination, or environmental degradation.
• 3.4 To relieve poverty, distress, or disadvantage arising from AI misuse by offering guidance, resources, and practical assistance to affected or marginalised communities.
• 3.5 To safeguard mental health and psychosocial wellbeing by promoting AI safeguards that minimise addictive design patterns, harmful content, and psychological manipulation, and by supporting research into tools that foster emotional resilience and balanced technology use.

4. Powers

The CIO has power to do anything which is calculated to further its objects or is conducive or incidental to doing so, including (without limitation) the powers listed in paragraphs 4.1–4.10 of the Charity Commission model constitution (employment of staff, provision of grants, publication of resources, fundraising, investment, property transactions, collaboration with other bodies, etc.).

5. Liability of members

The CIO follows the foundation model; its only members are its charity trustees. Each member promises, if the CIO is dissolved while they remain a member or within 12 months afterwards, to pay up to £1 toward the costs of dissolution and the liabilities incurred while they were a member.

6. Charity trustees

The CIO must have a minimum of three trustees.

• Kyle Hill – United Kingdom (Founding Trustee)
• Vacant – applications welcomed at [email protected]
• Vacant – applications welcomed at [email protected]

Additional trustees may be appointed under clause 13 of this constitution.

7. Trustee benefits and conflicts

Clauses 6 and 7 of the Charity Commission model constitution apply in full.

8. Membership

Membership of the CIO is limited to its charity trustees. Membership ceases when a trustee’s term ends or they otherwise cease to hold office.

9. Decision-making by trustees

Clauses 11 and 16–22 of the model constitution apply (quorum, voting, urgent decisions, written resolutions, etc.).

10. Saving provisions

Model clause 23 applies.

11. Execution of documents

Model clause 24 applies (two trustees must sign deeds; one trustee may sign other documents on the CIO’s behalf).

12. Electronic communications

Model clause 25 applies.

13. Registers

Model clause 26 applies.

14. Minutes

Model clause 27 applies.

15. Accounts and reports

Model clauses 28–30 apply.

16. Rules and by-laws

The charity trustees may make rules or by-laws consistent with this constitution.

17. Disputes

Model clause 31 applies.

18. Amendment of constitution

This constitution may be amended by the charity trustees in accordance with clauses 32 and 33 of the model constitution, subject to any required consent of the Charity Commission.

19. Dissolution

Model clause 34 applies. Any assets remaining after the satisfaction of debts and liabilities shall be applied exclusively toward the promotion of objects similar to those set out in clause 3.

20. Interpretation

Model clause 35 applies.

Signed on behalf of the founding trustee(s):

______________________________
Kyle Hill, Founding Trustee
Date: 1 June 2025

Additional trustees will be appointed following formal invitation and acceptance. Individuals with expertise in AI ethics, technology, spirituality, policy, law, or nonprofit governance are warmly invited to express interest at [email protected].