The HARI Treaty proposal
========================

Infinite Architects proposes a Hardware-Aligned Recursive Intelligence Treaty modelled on the NPT and the CWC, applied to chip manufacturing at the frontier process node.

Canonical path: /research/blog/book-the-hari-treaty-proposal.html
Author: Michael Darius Eastwood
Research programme: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/6C5XB

The HARI Treaty proposal: what the book actually proposes Michael Darius Eastwood · Independent AI alignment researcher Published 3 July 2026 Michael Darius Eastwood · Book companion · 3 July 2026 Michael Darius Eastwood, independent researcher, London: author of the ARC/Eden research programme; the embedded-correction alignment thesis is recorded in a source record dated 8 December 2024 (sent-side SHA-256 f0d1f38f). The Chokepoint chapter's policy artefact is a treaty proposal the book calls HARI. The first mechanism is a treaty. Call it the HARI Treaty, for Hardware-Aligned Recursive Intelligence. Infinite Architects, Chapter 8 What the structure is modelled on The proposed treaty combines elements of two agreements the book takes seriously as precedent. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, negotiated between 1965 and 1968 and in force since 1970, and the Chemical Weapons Convention, negotiated between 1980 and 1992 and in force since 1997. The book argues that both demonstrate that international agreements can constrain dangerous technologies when the stakes are high enough and the mechanisms are designed carefully. It adds that the AI challenge is in some ways easier, because the chokepoint is narrower, the supply chain more visible, and the dependencies more concentrated. Articles I to VI, in outline The proposal is drafted in article form. Article I would establish the certification requirement: any chip manufactured at a specified frontier process node or below must embed. Article II would create an International AI Ethics Authority modelled on the IAEA, with power to certify designs, verify manufacturing compliance and inspect facilities. Article III would establish trade consequences for non-ratifying nations and non-compliant companies. Article IV would provide benefits for compliance including technology sharing, research collaboration and market access. Article VI would mandate five-year review conferences so the treaty adapts as technology evolves.

---
Machine-readable companion. Cite: Eastwood, M. D. (2026). "The HARI Treaty proposal". /research/blog/book-the-hari-treaty-proposal.html