Ethical Finite Machines
Ethical Finite Machines for real-time autonomous systems.
We build hardware-accelerated ethics engines that let autonomous agents obey democratically governed norms in microseconds - not seconds.
Hardware Ethics Module
EthicsFrame → veto + normative score in < 50 µs, integrated directly into the control loop.
Distance & risk
distance_band = 2
risk_band = high
Vulnerable
distance_band = 2
risk_band = high
Zone & rights
protected_zone = school
consent_required = true
Result
veto_flags = collision_vulnerabl
normative_score = 0.03
•• DEME profile: urban_av_v1 Latency: 21 µs
What makes an Ethical Finite Machine?
EthicsFrame → veto + normative score in < 50 µs, integrated directly into the control loop.
Not every autonomous system needs a giant language model in the loop. For most safety-critical decisions, we need finite, predictable, and accountable behaviour:
- • Finite state, finite time — decisions complete inside a well-defined latency budget.
- • Finite state, finite time — decisions complete inside a well-defined latency budget.
- • Finite authority — machines are accountable to human governance processes, not the other way around.