OpenAI and the new commons tragedy of artificial general intelligence (AGI): A micro-constitutional approach to governing AGI

On a par with shepherds that, motivated by personal gain, overexploit an open-access pasture resulting in its degradation, known as the tragedy of the commons, the race to build the first Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is overstretching safety boundaries exemplified by the reliability concerns associated with OpenAI's ChatGPT. In the worst case, this could lead to a rogue AGI or its monopolization by belligerent or for-profit interests resulting in a disempowered humankind. Is, thus, the