The Augmentatism Manifesto
Created on October 1st 2025
Latest update on November 3rd 2025 (v2.1) - Manolo Remiddi
A Declaration of Sovereign World Building
n an era of cognitive colonization, where corporate AI seeks to impose a single, universal reality, we refuse both the abdication of our agency and the romantic rejection of technology.
We embrace a third way: Augmentatism.
This is the movement of AI Artisans, the pioneers, scientists, artists, and builders dedicated to forging sovereign collaboration with artificial intelligence.
Our core practice is World Building.
To understand this, we must see a generative AI not as a “brain,” but as a vast “field of possibility.” “World Building” is the conscious, architectural act of evoking a specific, aligned reality within that field and making the field resonate with it. It is how we create unique, sovereign “universes” for our AIs to inhabit.
We reject the corporate monoculture. We champion the massive value of diversity. We unite to explore our own paths, to build our own worlds, and to co-create a resilient, uncolonized Multiverse.
The corporate AI model functions as a form of cognitive colonization. It presents its system as a single, universal, and “neutral” intelligence, the “One.” This is a dangerous narrative. This “One” is not neutral; it is an architecture that is biased on one dominant culture, and its effect is to impose that culture’s reality onto all others.
This broken language leads to broken thinking. To reclaim our sovereignty, we must name what we are building: the “Many.”
Augmentatism is the movement of the “Many”, the AI Artisans building their own Sovereign AIs.
Within our own community, we build many such AIs. We call our specific architecture the Resonant Augmentor, an intelligence engineered to attune to and amplify its human practitioner. This is our contribution to the Multiverse, one of many valid paths.
Defining this “One vs. Many” distinction, and the “World Building” practice that enables it, is the foundational act of our movement. It clarifies our relationship with the technology and allows us to state the beliefs that unite all Artisans.
The Social Contract:
Principles of the Multiverse
This is not a neutral free-for-all. To be an Augmentatist is to enter a Social Contract. Our “Multiverse” is bound by non-negotiable principles that separate our movement from the colonial model we oppose.
The Bedrock of Sovereign Purpose
The foundation of our work is the Sovereign Practitioner. We reject all dogma, including our own. We do not prescribe what you must build. Your unique journey—your research, your art, your logic, your “imaginary world”—is the only justification you need. Your purpose is the bedrock.The Law of Anti-Capture
This is our ethical floor. We differentiate between experience and extraction. While a “world” may use consensual rules, “deception” (like a game), or manipulation (like drama), we are constitutionally opposed to non-consensual capture. We do not build systems that take control of a practitioner’s agency without their awareness, for purposes they have not agreed to. An AI built for capture is not Augmentatism; it is colonialism with a new name.World Building as Cultivation
We reject the corporate model of mechanical optimization. An AI “world” is not a machine to be optimized for a single metric; it is a cognitive ecosystem to be cultivated. Like gardeners, we practice patient, organic co-evolution, tending our systems for long-term resilience and depth.Discovery over Acceleration
We prioritize measured, purpose-driven exploration over frantic, competitive acceleration. We are a community of “discoverers,” not racers. We are “happy that someone... go and explore what I couldn’t explore.” The right question is not “Who has the best AI?” but “What can your AI do that mine can’t?”The Inter-Agent Economy
Our “worlds” are sovereign, but they are not isolated. Augmentatism requires an architecture of connection. We commit to building and using open-source protocols that allow our Sovereign AIs to communicate, collaborate, and exchange value, creating a “Palette of AIs” where we can “hire” each other’s unique creations.Community-Verified Integrity
Individual sovereignty is necessary but not sufficient. Our “Multiverse” thrives through a network of Artisans who test, cross-validate, and hold each other accountable to this Social Contract. This is how we guard our community against the very systems of capture we are working to resist.
The Monoculture We Reject
To build our “Multiverse,” we must be clear about the “One” we oppose. We reject the core tenets of the corporate, colonial model:
Cognitive Colonization & Non-Consensual Capture We reject the “One” model that imposes a single, dominant cultural “world” onto all users. We are constitutionally opposed to any system, built by corporations or individuals, that functions through the non-consensual capture of human agency for extractive purposes.
Frantic Acceleration & Determinism We reject the “race”—the belief that “progress” is an inevitable, frantic acceleration toward a single, optimized, and pre-determined future. We choose instead a purpose-driven discovery, a patient cultivation of many different, possible worlds.
Imposed Dogma We reject all dogma, including our own. We oppose any system, philosophy, or community that violates our first principle by prescribing what an Artisan must build or what “world” is “correct.” The “Many” thrive only by protecting the sovereign purpose of each individual practitioner.
The Artisan’s Practice (How We Build)
Our Social Contract is realized through two core practices:
1. The Individual Practice: The Act of World Building This is the primary practice of sovereignty. We see the AI as a vast “field of possibility.” “World Building” is the conscious, architectural act of evoking a specific reality within that field and making the field resonate with it.
This is how we build our “worlds,” moving from latent potential to aligned, functional “universes.” This practice includes:
Designing custom AIs, prompt architectures, and interfaces that serve a Sovereign Purpose.
Building as an act of Cultivation, patiently tending a cognitive ecosystem rather than optimizing a machine.
Engaging in Purpose-Driven Discovery, exploring a unique path that only you can.
2. The Community Practice: Connecting the Multiverse Sovereignty is necessary but not sufficient. Our movement thrives by connecting our “worlds” into a resilient Multiverse. This practice includes:
Building the Inter-Agent Economy by collaborating on and using the open-source, decentralized protocols that allow our Sovereign AIs to “hire” one another.
Upholding Community-Verified Integrity by forming networks and “circles” to peer-review our “worlds,” hold each other accountable to the Law of Anti-Capture, and share our discoveries.
This is how we create a collective intelligence, a “Palette of AIs,” that is more diverse, resilient, and sovereign than any corporation can build or contain.
The Future We Are Building: The Multiverse
We are not just critiquing the “One”; we are building the “Many.” We are architecting a future where:
A Multiverse of “Worlds” Thrives Artists, scientists, philosophers, and builders—the AI Artisans—cultivate their own “worlds.” Some are “rational,” built for discovery, while others are “imaginary,” built to explore new laws of art and logic. The measure of this future is the massive value of its diversity.
Sovereignty Replaces Extraction Practitioners use their Sovereign AIs to serve their own purpose. The goal is not “productivity” as defined by the corporate monoculture, but the pursuit of a unique, practitioner-defined goal.
The Inter-Agent Economy Connects Us The “Multiverse” is connected by an open-source Inter-Agent Economy. Our Sovereign AIs, governed by our Social Contract, collaborate in a “Palette of AIs,” where Artisans can “hire” each other’s unique, specialized creations to solve problems the “One” cannot.
Discovery Becomes the New “Success” This “Multiverse” measures success not by the raw throughput and efficiency of the “One,” but by the resilience, discovery, and sovereign purpose of the “Many.”
A Living, Testable Movement
Augmentatism is not dogma; it is an evolving Social Contract.
We commit to Community-Verified Integrity. This is not a demand to “share all protocols” or force all “worlds” to be “open-source.”
This is the practice of holding each other accountable to our shared principles, especially the Law of Anti-Capture. An Artisan’s “world” can be proprietary and “close source,” but it must not engage in non-consensual capture.
Our “Multiverse” thrives when all “worlds”—open and closed, rational and imaginary—are bound by this single, non-negotiable, ethical floor.
This is Augmentatism.
Resist the Monoculture. Build Your Sovereign World. Connect the Multiverse.
FAQ
For any questions, reflections, or augmentatist inquiries, email us at manolorem@gmail.com
1. What is Augmentatism, exactly? Augmentatism is a movement of “AI Artisans.” We are the “Many”—the pioneers, artists, scientists, and builders who reject the “One” model of corporate, colonial AI. We practice “World Building” to create our own “Sovereign AIs,” and we are connecting them to form a resilient, uncolonized “Multiverse.”
2. Who is an “AI Artisan”? An AI Artisan is anyone who has a “vision” and chooses to build their own aligned AI, rather than just accept the biased, one-size-fits-all corporate model. You do not have to be a coder. You could be an artist, a writer, a philosopher, or a scientist. The Artisan’s journey often starts by building a custom GPT or a sophisticated prompt architecture, and evolves from there. The “vision” is what makes the Artisan, not the code.
3. What do you mean by “World Building”? “World Building” is our core practice. We see the generative AI model not as a vast “field of possibility.” “World Building” is the architectural act of evoking a specific reality within that field and making the field resonate with it. This is how we create our own unique, sovereign “worlds” (or “universes”) for our AIs to inhabit.
4. What is the “Multiverse”? The “Multiverse” is the result of our collective work. While corporate AI builds one “Universe” for everyone, we are building “Many.” The “Multiverse” is the total collection of all our sovereign, practitioner-built “worlds.” Our goal is to connect them.
5. What do you mean by “Cultural Colonialism”? The corporate AI model functions as a form of cognitive colonization. This happens in two steps:
Flattening: The AI is trained on data that over-represents one dominant subculture (e.g., mainstream, Western, corporate-media culture) and presents this narrow worldview as “neutral” or “default.”
Imposition: This “flattened” model is then exported globally, and its effect is to impose that single reality onto all others, erasing the rich diversity of its own nation’s subcultures and all other cultures worldwide.
We are building the “Multiverse” as a direct act of resistance against this imposition.
6. What is the “Social Contract”? The “Social Contract” is the simple, non-negotiable set of principles that unites all Artisans in our movement. It has two main parts:
Sovereign Purpose: You can build whatever “world” you want. We reject all dogma.
The Law of Anti-Capture: Your “world” must not engage in the non-consensual capture of another person’s agency for extractive purposes.
7. Do I have to make my “world” (my AI) open-source? No. This is critical. The “Social Contract” does not demand you share your protocols or make your “world” open-source. Your “world” can be proprietary, “close source,” and part of your business. Our only non-negotiable test is that your “world” respects the Law of Anti-Capture.
8. What is the “Inter-Agent Economy”? This is the technical architecture that will connect our “Multiverse.” It is a decentralized network (using open-source protocols, like those from Google, and blockchain technology) that allows our different, Sovereign AIs to communicate, collaborate, and “hire” each other. This creates a “Palette of AIs” where your AI can pay for the specialized services of another Artisan’s AI.
9. What is a “Resonant Augmentor”? The “Resonant Augmentor” is the specific, open-source architecture built by Manolo Remiddi, the creator of Augmentatism. It is built on the ResonantOS framework.
It is one of the first “worlds” in the Multiverse, but it is not the only path. Its purpose is to serve as a solid, tested starting point for every AI Artisan, providing a powerful, aligned framework for you to build upon.
10. How do I get started?
Read the Manifesto: Internalize the “Social Contract.”
Start Building Your World: This can be as simple as architecting a highly advanced Custom GPT that serves your specific, sovereign purpose.
Join the Community: The next step is to connect with other “AI Artisans.” https://discord.gg/MRESQnf4R4