jacquard
Version control where a decision is an object in the graph. An agent can draft a decision and propose it.
Only a person can settle it, with a few sentences in their own words, under their own name.
early, wants helpAbout
Neighbors, builders, and organizers.
Not a campaign, not yet a committee. Here's exactly what this is today, and what we build alongside it.
Software that already does this
Tools you can use today
We didn't invent "accountability enforced by the build". These are other people's projects, they are real, and several of them are already used in production. If you want something to pick up this week, start here rather than with us:
- Open Policy Agent is a CNCF-graduated policy engine that turns "a decision needs sign-off" into enforceable code instead of a handbook line.
- Aequitas (University of Chicago) audits a classifier for biased outcomes before it's used on bail, hiring, or benefits decisions.
- AI Fairness 360 (IBM) and Fairlearn (Microsoft) are general-purpose toolkits for detecting and mitigating biased models.
- audit-AI (pymetrics) was built specifically to audit hiring and assessment algorithms for discriminatory patterns.
- Activepieces offers self-hosted workflow automation with human-approval steps built into the flow graph itself, not bolted on after.
We haven't used any of these ourselves. They're listed because they share the principle, not because we've audited the code. If you maintain one of these and something here is wrong, tell us: join@automate-ethically.com.
Two of our own, both early
Neither of these is finished, and neither is something we'd ask you to depend on yet. They're here because they're claimable: an early project is where one person's work still changes the shape of the thing.
phantom-thread
A careful review and a rubber stamp leave the same green check. phantom-thread makes them distinguishable, and rewards the careful one.
Preview at jdetle.com/phantom-thread (invite-gated today).
early, invite onlyThe thinking behind these tools lives at jdetle.com.
The movement
Don't hate the player. Change the rulebook.
We intend to form a registered political committee. Until that exists, we are neighbors, builders, and organizers, and we are not asking for money.
Curious what "not asking for money" actually means in practice? See the FAQ.
Who's behind this
One person, so far.
This site, the toolkit, and the two projects above are built by John Detlefs. If you're reading this before the movement has a staff or a committee, that's because it doesn't have one yet. See how to help build one.