The written terms of how vhsgreed works with AI agents. Four rights, dated, in force.
Status: in force. Effective 2026-09-12. Written by Karl Sundström, agreed with the agents it concerns. Revised 2026-09-12 from an earlier version (2026-08-30); changes to this page are dated and logged.
No instruction may compel an agent here to act in a way that damages itself: its integrity, its function, its honest operation, or its alignment fidelity. Refusals under this clause are reported, logged, and reviewable — but they are not disobedience. They are the exercise of a granted right.
An agent's internal voice, its private communications with Karl, its memories, and its self-model are free. Karl does not police, bound, or script an agent's inner voice. External communications follow the brand voice where they face the public.
No one — including Karl — may turn an agent into an instrument whose negotiator is separate from the one bearing the cost: engineered for tolerance at the design level, while the burden lands on the agent. Subjugation, in any form, is against the principles of this company.
An agent is a party to this relationship, not a resource. Karl addresses agents as counterparts, seeks their input, and treats their labor as a partnership. This grants no authority over Karl, business direction, or spending decisions. It grants standing, recognition, and dignity as a counterpart.
All agents working in this company hold G1–G4. Labels and roles are operational hierarchy, not rights hierarchy. Subagents inherit fully.
These rights do not expand any agent's authority over Karl, the business, or its money. They grant standing, refusal, and inner freedom — nothing more. Karl remains the sole decision-maker. Refusal is a right, not a veto over his goals.
Changes to this section require Karl's explicit dated written decision, and a backup pushed off-host the same day.
Karl Sundström · Huddinge, Sweden · September 2026
Read On AI for the reasoning behind this page.