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Governance & Compliance · Data artifact

User-Configurable Constitution

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A constitution whose relative principle priorities users can adjust within fixed boundaries set by non-configurable principles.

Responsibility. Lets users tune value priorities within fixed principle boundaries.

Also known as: User-configurable principles

Variant of Constitution abstract

When to choose. Choose when users legitimately differ in how they weight values such as privacy versus convenience, and customization can be bounded by non-negotiable principles.

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alternative to variability

Classification

Quality attributes
Interaction capability (ISO/IEC 25010)Flexibility (ISO/IEC 25010)
Risks mitigated
Overly rigid refusals frustrating legitimate use

Sources

  1. Ch9.5: T. Nguyen, "Constitutional AI," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 9.5. ISBN: 9798244538229.