Humanein the Loop
The AI Roadmap Tracker · v0.2

Are we creating the AI that serves humanity?

The Center for Humane Technology set out seven principles for AI that serves humanity. This tracker maps, week by week, how reality has drifted — across norms, laws, and product design.

MethodologySee the matrix ↓

Codebook v0.2 · 69 indicators · published Apr 2026. Open corpus under CC-BY 4.0.

The Matrix

Seven CHT principles × three domains of change. Each cell shows direction over the selected window.

Norms
Laws
Design
01Safe & Transparent
+26
25
+12
21
+46
30
02Duty of Care
+8
15
+28
38
-3
41
03Human Well-being
+18
16
+45
47
-7
10
04Meaningful Work
+20
28
+3
7
-5
23
05Rights & Freedom
+49
52
+5
23
+3
7
06International Limits
+15
30
+16
32
+20
31
07Balanced Power
-15
59
+43
46
-21
50
Window: 1Y · Geography: Global. Cells with fewer than 2 signals show “insufficient data” rather than forcing a direction.

The Signal Stream

Coded events moving the matrix. Each one is tagged to an indicator, checked for triangulation, and weighted by magnitude.

All signals →
▲AdvancingNorms · 5.N.aGLOBALAug 28, 2026

EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity

EFF, Access Now, and Data Privacy Brasil jointly published recommendations for stronger privacy and data protection in Brazil's 2026 elections, addressing AI-generated content's role in spreading electoral disinformation.

WhyEFF + allies publish Brazil election privacy recs targeting AI-amplified disinformation; civil society pressure on surveillance.Public debate on AI surveillance and civil liberties
▲AdvancingLaws · 2.L.cUSAug 27, 2026

FTC Finalizes Orders with Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms Settling Charges They Deceived Customers About "Active Listening" AI-Powered Marketing Service

The FTC finalized consent orders requiring Cox Media Group and two other firms to pay $930,000 total for falsely claiming to offer an AI service that targeted ads based on consumer conversations captured from smart devices, without legitimate opt-in.

WhyFTC finalizes orders, $930K penalties against CMG and 2 firms for falsely marketing AI active-listening ad targeting.Consumer protection enforcement against deceptive AI claims
◐MixedDesign · 6.D.aGLOBALAug 27, 2026

Previewing the Model Hardware Standard

Anthropic launched a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a shared specification for AI agents to safely operate physical devices, initially targeting scientific research labs and advanced manufacturers.

WhyAnthropic opens MHS research preview: spec for AI agents in physical systems; voluntary standard, no enforcement or broad adoption yet.Voluntary industry safety commitments

Why this exists

Everyone feels the drift. Nobody has a single picture of it. This tracker is that picture — grounded in the Center for Humane Technology's seven principles, coded against a public codebook, checked by triangulation before it moves the board.

How it moves

A source-aware tagger codes each event against the public rubric — direction, magnitude, indicator — using both the article and what kind of source it came from. Academic preprints don't move the matrix unless adopted in the field. Humans audit edge cases and write one deep process-tracing analysis per cycle. Cells with fewer than five signals stay blank — absence of motion is its own signal.

Open corpus

Principles, indicators, signals, and the rubric are public under CC-BY 4.0 at github.com/DavidHITL/hitl-tracker-corpus. Spotted a wrong tag, a dead link, or a missing event? Email david@tenone.eu — corrections land in the next refresh.