The NRBC Ethical Value Layers

This section introduces the Normative, Regulatory, Behavioral, and Conceptual value structures that form the backbone of the AI Moral Code. Each image below represents one core component of the NRBC architecture.


Normative Values

These define ethical commitments drawn from belief systems, ideals, and universal moral reasoning.

Normative Values


Regulatory Values

These establish enforceable policies, compliance mechanisms, and localized accountability structures.

Regulatory Values


Behavioral Values

These illustrate the ethical expectations for AI interaction across social norms, customs, and dispositions.

Behavioral Values


Conceptual Values

These enable iterative ethical development, model moral prototypes, and govern ethical MLOps over time.

Conceptual Values


These diagrams are part of the visual taxonomy created to guide the implementation and evaluation of ethically aligned AI systems under the AI Moral Code project.

These diagrams are part of the visual taxonomy created to guide the implementation and evaluation of ethically aligned AI systems under the AI Moral Code project.


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