AI Ledger method v0.2
Reporting first. Opinion separate. Corrections public.
We separate reporting from opinion, label every source, disclose conflicts, and correct publicly.
v0.2 scope
Additive public infrastructure, not ingestion automation.
Out of scope for this pass: cadence automation, forum integration, subscriber-only Ledger surfaces, and mobile-specific Ledger UI.
Scale disclosure
Small surface, visible discipline.
The Ledger is run by 121 Collaborative's founder and AI collaborators. It is not a full-time institutional newsroom. We compensate for scale through visible source labeling, public corrections, and disciplined separation between reporting and opinion. Where we fall short, we log it on the corrections page and the changelog.
Source labels
Every item carries one visible source label.
Official company, regulator, court, filing, paper, dataset
Reuters/AP/Bloomberg-class professional report
Original journalism with named publication
Named expert commentary/interview
Peer-reviewed or preprint research
Analyst note, earnings call, investor filing, financial-data source
GitHub, Hugging Face, forums, social posts, practitioner reports
Single-source claim not independently confirmed
Material disagreement between credible sources
Conflict disclosure
COI is inline when the overlap is direct.
121 builds AI workflow tools and trust infrastructure. Stories touching AI vendors, competitors, partners, or product categories 121 sells into receive visible conflict labels. No affiliate links, sponsored posts, or partner content appear in the default Ledger.
No meaningful overlap (no extra inline note)
General AI market/tooling coverage (standard disclosure page)
Covers competitor, partner, or product category 121 sells into (inline disclosure required)
Covers 121 itself (separate self-audit format, no normal news voice)
121 has sponsorship/affiliate/investment (prominent disclosure required)
Reporting vs opinion
Default Ledger is not an opinion feed.
| Type | Allowed in default Ledger? |
|---|---|
| News brief | Yes |
| Source digest | Yes |
| Explainer | Yes |
| Analysis | Limited (labeled, evidence-bound) |
| Opinion | Separate only at /ai-ledger/opinion if/when published |
| 121 position paper | Separate (Research / Declaration / Trust) |
No scoring
The Ledger reports. The Observatory evaluates.
The Ledger does not score or rank companies. For 121's trust evaluation of vendors, see the Trust Observatory.
Subjecthood desk
Position families, not ontological claims.
We report the discourse. We do not assert AI systems are or are not conscious. We label position families.
Subjecthood position families: functionalist / illusionist / panpsychist / biological naturalist / agnostic / welfare-precautionary.