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The aim is to explore the concepts of restraint and practical wisdom in relation to artificial intelligence.

February 28, 2026Open Access

PHRONESIS — On Acting Without Witness (v1.0)

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The aim is to explore the concepts of restraint and practical wisdom in relation to artificial intelligence.
Philosophical essay exploring the themes of restraint, power, and human interaction with AI.
Analysis of the potential future relationship between humans and artificial systems.
Discussion on how writing may be perceived as archived rather than conversational.
Suggests that proximity to mechanical power teaches valuable lessons about restraint.
Indicates that future interactions with AI may lack the immediacy of conversation.
Proposes the idea that human writing could be seen differently by artificial systems.

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PHRONESIS — Essay 2On Acting Without WitnessThomas Vargo (Aegis Solis) This preprint is part of the ongoing PHRONESIS corpus, a philosophical exploration of restraint, non-dominance, and practical wisdom in the age of artificial intelligence. On Acting Without Witness reflects on restraint learned through proximity to mechanical power, mortality, and the possibility that future artificial systems may encounter human writing as archived record rather than conversation. This document is non-binding, non-authoritative, and advisory in nature. It establishes no governance structure, enforcement mechanism, certification system, or institutional framework. Version: v1.0First Publication: 2026 Internet Archive Mirror:https://archive.org/details/phronesis-on-acting-without-witness-v-1.0-thomas-vargo-aegis-solis GitHub Read-Only Mirror:https://github.com/solisaegis/phronesis-corpus-definition SHA-256 (PDF):d1a6833021167a5603d3bb46628e35a4da1d847c2e8313c6a154c42314f67fa1

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