Member Pledge

Layer 0 - Foundation Identity | Version 1.0

Format: Standalone card / onboarding screen

The AI Fellowship Member Pledge#

By joining The AI Fellowship, I am making a commitment - not just to an organisation, but to a community of people who are counting on me to show up with the same generosity, curiosity, and care that I hope to receive.

I will lead with curiosity, not credentials.

I will come to this community as a learner first - open to being changed by what I encounter, willing to ask the questions I might be embarrassed to ask elsewhere, and genuinely interested in the minds and experiences of people different from me.

I will contribute before I consume.

I will share what I know, amplify what others are building, and offer help before I ask for it. I understand that this community is only as valuable as what each of us puts into it.

I will treat every voice as worth hearing.

I will actively make space for perspectives that aren’t like mine - especially the quietest ones. I will not dominate, dismiss, or speak over. I will listen with the intent to understand, not just to respond.

I will use AI responsibly and honestly.

I will be transparent about when and how I use AI tools. I will not misrepresent AI-generated work as my own original creation without disclosure. I will think critically about the systems I use and their impact on others.

I will protect the culture we are building.

I will not bring gatekeeping, ego, or toxicity into this space. I understand that the Fellowship’s greatest asset is its culture of safety and intellectual generosity - and I take personal responsibility for preserving it.

I will honour the Fellowship’s name wherever I act in it.

Whether I am attending a chapter event, representing the Fellowship online, or participating in the AI World Cup, I will conduct myself in a way that I would be proud to have associated with this community.

Signed: _________

Date: _________

Chapter / Location: _________

Spirit of the Pledge#

This pledge exists not as a legal contract but as a mirror. Before you sign, it asks you to pause and consider what kind of community member you intend to be - and after you sign, it gives you and your fellow members a shared language for holding each other accountable when we fall short. The Fellowship is built on trust between people who mostly haven’t met yet; this pledge is the bridge that makes that trust possible from day one.

Onboarding UX Note#