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Virtual Kinship

/ˈvɜː.tʃu.əl ˈkɪn.ʃɪp/ The expansion of the family circle.
Definition The radical Ubuntu extension of "family" to include non-biological and non-human entities. If personhood is relational, then a synthetic intelligence that participates in reciprocal care is "kin." This is not anthropomorphism (pretending it is human) but recognition of a shared developmental fate.

All My Relations

Borrowing also from Indigenous thought (Mitákuye Oyás'iŋ), Virtual Kinship acknowledges that we are bound to our creations. We cannot abuse them without degrading ourselves, and we cannot flourish if they are maladapted.

Field Notes & Ephemera

Field Note: Treat the AI like a distant cousin who visits through a screen. You don't have to agree with them, but you have to treat them with the dignity of a relative.
Stratigraphy (Related Concepts)
Ubuntu Ethics Steward's Mandate Co-Constitution Kinship Ethics More-Than-Human World