// policy · civic ai accountability standardWe build the rules that should exist for AI.
And we take them directly to the people who write the laws.
/*tl;dr*CAAS is a public-domain review process for AI systems, modeled on environmental impact review.*We also wrote a model law, the Civic AI Accountability Act of 2026.*The full packet has been delivered to four congressional offices.*/
// 01 the problemAI is being deployed without oversight.
When a company wants to build a new factory, it has to complete an environmental impact review. When a technology company deploys a new AI system that affects millions of people, there is no equivalent process. No review. No public input. No assessment of who might be harmed.
Neurodivergent people, elderly users, and disabled individuals are often the most affected and the least consulted.
// 02 our solutionThe Civic AI Accountability Standard.
/*tl;dr*A structured way to evaluate AI systems before they launch and hold companies accountable afterward. Two instruments, one diagnostic, all public domain.*/
PUBLIC DOMAIN FRAMEWORKCAAS adapts the logic of environmental impact review to AI deployment. It gives legislators, regulators, and advocacy organizations a structured way to evaluate AI systems before they launch, and to hold companies accountable after the fact.
ACIRAlgorithmic Civic Impact ReviewA pre-deployment checklist evaluating systems across seven areas, including effects on vulnerable populations.
CTIRCivic Technology Integrity ReviewA post-deployment tool for congressional staff, regulators, and attorneys to evaluate whether a system does what was promised.
8QSocial capital diagnosticEight questions measuring whether a platform builds community trust or erodes it.
The Civic AI Accountability Act of 2026.
We did not stop at a framework. We wrote a model law any state or federal legislator can introduce. It would require civic impact review before deploying large-scale AI systems, mandate assessment of effects on vulnerable populations, and create enforcement mechanisms for post-deployment audits.
license: free for any legislative office to use or adapt// 05 consumersFighting back on behalf of consumers.
When companies harm neurodivergent consumers, we take direct action: formal complaints, demand letters, and detailed research documenting unfair billing practices, cancellation barriers, misleading marketing, data privacy violations, and inadequate diagnostic services. Each case serves the individual affected and contributes to the public record.
Questions about our policy work and media inquiries are welcome via the Contact page.