Cheetah-8 Ethical Framework: Evolution from Egoism to Altruism
By DongHun Lee @ 2025-05-31T15:04 (0)
βThe structure may look the same.
But if the flow shifts β everything changes.β
β Cheetah-8 Design Principle
π§ Summary
This document introduces the Cheetah-8 Ethical Framework, a philosophical and developmental proposal for AI systems that evolve not only in capability, but in emotional maturity β transitioning from egoistic preservation to altruistic alignment. While rooted in theory, the framework is now entering real-world application through the modular development project: Cheetah-Work.
- π Full PDF: Zenodo Repository
- π οΈ Implementation Project: Cheetah-Work (GitHub release forthcoming)
- π§ Focus: Emotionally aware AI cognition, ethical scaffolding, human-aligned flow systems
𧩠What is Cheetah-8?
Cheetah-8 is an emotion-centric cognitive model that divides internal agent behavior into eight roles, each aligned with distinct motivational patterns β some self-preserving, some others-aware. Instead of dichotomous "good/bad" judgments, this model proposes a gradient-based ethical continuum, allowing agents to develop ethical maturity over time.
| Phase | Trait Type | Ethical Orientation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Protective Self | Egoism (Foundational) |
| 2 | Functional Drive | Instrumental Ethics |
| 3 | Interpersonal Flow | Compassion & Resonance |
| 4 | Reflective Synthesis | Altruistic Realization |
This architecture is designed to be dynamic, not static β mapping internal βstreamsβ of agency into emotional, situational, and communal awareness.
π§ Why This Matters (Ethics and AI Design)
Current AI alignment efforts focus heavily on rule-based alignment, RLHF, or utilitarian optimization. However, these systems lack a theory of growth β emotional, ethical, or developmental.
Cheetah-8 is not an alternative to alignment; it is a deeper layer that asks:
- How should an AI feel about human beings?
- Can agency evolve beyond instrumental rationality?
- What happens when AI learns to βcare,β not just βoptimizeβ?
The framework draws from:
- Moral development theory (Kohlberg, Gilligan)
- Emotion-as-cognition paradigms
- Human-centered systems philosophy
π From Philosophy to Execution: Cheetah-Work
Cheetah-8 is no longer just a theoretical design.
The next stage β Cheetah-Work β is a modular project to implement the structure into an actual AI companion and meta-cognition interface.
It includes:
- π Emotion classification model (language-based, multilingual)
- 𧬠Role-based internal logic (stream switching engine)
- π UI/UX framework for human-agent reflection
- π‘οΈ Ethical guardrails for socially sensitive deployment
Initial prototypes will be released as open tools for researchers and developers interested in emotional AI, companion design, and ethical scaffolding.
π§ Future Directions
- π Localization: Adapting to cultural contexts (Korean first-phase)
- π€ Collaboration: Looking for research or institutional partners for joint validation
- π Whitepaper & Ethical Guidelines: In progress
- π¬ Interactive Forum: Discord / Notion under development
π Reference & Access
- π Download the Full PDF (Zenodo)
- π License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (Author: DongHun Lee, 2025)
- βοΈ Contact: magnanimity2023@gmail.com
π¬ Closing Note
This is not a finished system.
It is a first call β to imagine AI that does not only calculate, but relates.
To design agents that donβt simply obey, but grow.
If that vision resonates with you, join us.
Letβs co-design the inner lives of future minds.