Existing Human Institutions
How humans coordinate in society
Existing institutions
AGI institutions
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Basis
Protocols
standards & coordination
Preferences
aggregated wants
Rights
formal entitlements & adjudication
Incentives
structured payoffs
Expertise
credentialed epistemic authority
Norms
behavioral expectations
Thick Commitments
articulated shared understanding
Dyadic
2 parties
Handshake protocols & shared formats
Negotiation & bargaining
Mediation & fair dealing
Contracts & escrow
Mentorship & apprenticeship
Social conventions
Vows & covenants
Group
teams, clubs
Team protocols & workflows
Committee voting & prediction markets
Bylaws & grievance boards
Value-based care, bounties & risk-sharing pools
Peer review & quality circles
Team culture & unwritten rules
Community covenants & intentional communities
Community
orgs, cities
Technical standards bodies (W3C, IEEE)
Cooperatives, participatory budgets & local markets
Municipal codes & local courts
Commons governance, quotas & access pricing
Universities, licensing boards & professional associations
Professional codes of conduct
Mission-driven orgs
National
states, nations
National standards agencies (NIST, DIN)
Elections and citizen assemblies
Constitutions, courts & judiciary
Spectrum auctions, cap-and-trade & tax policy
Regulatory agencies (FDA, BaFin)
Legal codes & regulatory norms
Substantive constitutions & founding value documents
Global
transnational
ISO standards & internet protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP)
Social media recommender systems
Int'l law, treaties & tribunals
Consumer markets, labor income & multilateral trade rules
Expert panels & assessment bodies (IPCC, WHO)
Diplomatic protocols & soft-law norms
Religious orders & global faith traditions