Index
Mobius Systems — Outreach Materials¶
This directory contains strategic communication materials for academic, policy, and civic engagement.
Documents¶
Core Briefing¶
- BRIEFING_DOSSIER.md: Comprehensive 1-page overview for Glen Weyl, Gillian Hadfield, and senior researchers
Personalized Outreach¶
- email-glen-weyl.md: Mechanism design critique request
- email-gillian-hadfield.md: Institutional governance expertise request
Policy Communications¶
- POLICY_BRIEF.md: 1-page brief for government, institutions, civic organizations
Target Audiences¶
Academic¶
- Mechanism design researchers (Weyl, Buterin)
- AI governance scholars (Hadfield, Dafoe, Brundage)
- Institutional economics (Ostrom tradition)
- Social choice theory (Sen, Arrow)
Policy¶
- NIST AI Safety Institute
- UK AI Safety Institute
- EU AI Act implementation bodies
- National AI advisory councils
Civic¶
- RadicalxChange community
- Effective Altruism AI governance groups
- Democratic technology advocates
- Public interest AI organizations
Messaging Framework¶
What Mobius IS¶
- Institutional infrastructure for AI governance
- Open-source civic operating system
- Democratic accountability framework
- Pluralistic norm-alignment architecture
What Mobius IS NOT¶
- AGI project
- Competitor to AI labs
- Political platform
- Cryptocurrency speculation
- Corporate entity
Engagement Guidelines¶
Do¶
- Position as infrastructure, not product
- Seek critique, not endorsement
- Acknowledge intellectual foundations
- Respect domain expertise
- Maintain academic rigor
Don't¶
- Oversell capabilities
- Promise AGI timelines
- Claim certainty on open questions
- Bypass peer review
- Demand immediate adoption
Next Steps¶
- Academic Outreach (Dec 2025)
- Send dossier to Weyl, Hadfield
- Request 30-min critique sessions
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Incorporate feedback into specs
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Policy Briefings (Q1 2026)
- Submit to NIST, UK AI Safety Institute
- Engage with EU AI Act working groups
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Present at governance conferences
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Public Communication (Q2 2026)
- Blog post: "Why AI needs institutions, not just models"
- Conference presentation: RadicalxChange
- Academic publication: ArXiv → peer review
"The world has AI models. It doesn't have AI institutions. We're building them."