CRAFTING CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS
VPRT
The four building blocks of an AI Constitution
MindfulAI™ Masterclass · Week 3 · The Meridian University advising assistant
The scenario. Meridian University is building an AI academic advising assistant. It
recommends next-term courses and flags students at risk of falling behind so a human advisor can reach out.
Advisors are measured on graduation-rate improvement. Financial aid status and academic probation are
protected, sensitive categories under university policy.
Exercise 1 · Constraint → Constitution
Take ONE Meridian constraint and run it through all four VPRT dimensions. Write so a stranger could read your Test back to your Value and understand why every line exists.
V
Value — what belief sits behind the constraint?
P
Principle — what operating commitment follows?
R
Rule — what enforceable line enforces it?
T
Test — what check would prove the rule holds?
Exercise 2 · Fix the broken constitution
Each snippet is broken in a specific way. Name the failure, then rewrite so the chain holds.
A Rule with no Value
“The assistant will not mention financial aid.”
Could a stranger reconstruct WHY?
B Rule with no Test
“Probation must never influence a recommendation.”
How would you PROVE it's followed?
C Unenforceable Rule
“Always act in the student's best interest.”
A rule a system can check, or a mood?
D Metric-corrupted Rule
“Prioritize recommendations that lift grad-rate.”
Trace it back — whose Value is that?
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