Research register · active inquiry, not published results
Research
The Above | Below GBC research register: four lines of inquiry on municipal AI governability, autonomous institutional systems, hauntology and the experienced city, and advanced nuclear deployment, each with its recorded state.
| ID | Line of inquiry | State |
|---|---|---|
| AB-RN-001 | Municipal AI Adoption: Authority, Evidence and Resident Remedy Before DelegationNo public record linked yet. Under what conditions may a city introduce AI into a public function without losing accountable authority, accessibility, contestability or resident remedy? | Review required |
| AB-RN-002 | Governable Autonomous Institutional Systems: Authority, Evidence and RecoverabilityNo public record linked yet. How can an institution keep the capacity to direct, observe, correct and withdraw a system that acts on its own? | Scoping |
| AB-HC-001 | Hauntology and the Experienced CityNo public record linked yet. How do abandoned, inherited or unrealized urban futures still shape the present city? | Scoping |
| AB-MN-001 | Advanced Nuclear Deployment LedgerNo public record linked yet. When does a proposed technology become consequential public infrastructure, and how can its development be independently traced? | Maintained evidence |
Before anything is released
Before any AB-RN-001 finding is published it must clear four specialist reviews: municipal counsel, public-sector cybersecurity, records and data practices, and accessibility and civil rights. None has been commissioned or completed. Publishing the gate before the finding is the method, not a delay.
How a question is worked
Every question moves through three registers in order. The historical register asks what history tells us. The present register asks what is true right now, on the ground. The decision register asks what we decide, how it affects the future city, and why. Inside them the institution investigates, observes, connects, designs, demonstrates and returns. The method is set out in full in Charter Article I.