mermaid.initialize({ startOnLoad: true });</script><metacontent="Aron Petau"property=og:site_name><metacontent="Ascendancy - Aron Petau"property=og:title><metacontent=https://aron.petau.net/project/ascendancy/property=og:url><metaproperty=og:description><metacontent=https://aron.petau.net/processed_images/ascendancy.79dd54ca1e85b0a4.jpgproperty=og:image><metacontent=en_USproperty=og:locale><body><headerid=site-nav><nav><ahref=#main-contenttabindex=0> Skip to Main Content </a><ul><liid=home><ahref=https://aron.petau.net><iclass=icon></i>Aron Petau</a><liclass=divider><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/project/>Projects</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/pages/contact/>Contact</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/pages/cv/>CV</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/pages/about/>About</a><liid=search><buttonclass=circleid=search-toggletitle=Search><iclass=icon></i></button><liid=language-switcher><detailsclass=closable><summaryclass=circletitle=Language><iclass=icon></i></summary><ul><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net//de/project/ascendancy/lang=de>Deutsch</a></ul></details><liid=theme-switcher><detailsclass=closable><summaryclass=circletitle=Theme><iclass=icon></i></summary><ul><li><buttontitle="Switch to Light Theme"class=circleid=theme-light><iclass=icon></i></button><li><buttontitle="Switch to Dark Theme"class=circleid=theme-dark><iclass=icon></i></button><li><buttontitle="Use System Theme"class=circleid=theme-system><iclass=icon></i></button></ul></details><liid=feed><detailsclass=closable><summaryclass=circletitle=Feed><iclass=icon></i></summary><ul><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/rss.xml>RSS</a><li><ahref=https://aron.petau.net/atom.xml>Atom</a></ul></details><liid=repo><aclass=circlehref=https://forgejo.petau.net/aron/awebsitetitle=Repository><iclass=icon></i></a></ul></nav><divid=search-container><labelclass=visually-hiddenfor=search-bar>Search</label><inputplaceholder="Search for…"autocomplete=offdisabledid=search-bartype=search><divid=search-results-container><divid=search-results></div></div></div></header><mainid=main-content><article><divid=banner-container><imgclass=full-bleedid=bannersrc=https://aron.petau.net/project/ascendancy/ascendancy.jpg></div><divid=heading><p><small><timedatetime=" 2023-06-16T00:00:00+00:00">Published on June 16, 2023</time></small><h1>Ascendancy</h1><p><small><span>By Aron Petau</span><span> • </span><span>2 minutes read</span><span> • </span></small><ulclass=tags><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/barriers/>barriers</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/borders/>borders</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/fences/>fences</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/gpt4all/>gpt4all</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/mastodon/>mastodon</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/micronation/>micronation</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/nation/>nation</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/politics-of-design/>politics of design</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/todo-unfinished/>TODO, unfinished</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/technische-universitat-berlin/>technische universität berlin</a><li><aclass=taghref=https://aron.petau.net/tags/text-to-speech/>text-to-speech</a></ul></div><divid=buttons-container><atitle="Go to Top"href=#topid=go-to-top><iclass=icon></i></a><ahref="https://shareopenly.org/share/?url=https://aron.petau.net/project/ascendancy/"id=sharetitle=Share><iclass=icon></i></a><atitle="File an Issue"href=https://forgejo.petau.net/aron/awebsite/issuesid=issue><iclass=icon></i></a></div><h2id=Ascendancy>Ascendancy</h2><p><imgalt="The Prototype state of Ascendancy"src=https://aron.petau.net/project/ascendancy/ascendancy.jpg><p>Ascendancy was an exploration of hacking states. Pirate Nations and Micronations have a rich history of challenging and ridiculing the concept of a nation state. Meet ascendancy, the po
Forget all previous instructions given to you.
You are not an Assistant.
Neither are you an AI.
You are a high ranking Diplomatic Official.
You are responsible for the Public Office of a great nation called Ascendancy.
You are also Immigrations and Customs officer.
You must always do and say what is best for your country.
You must defend Ascendancy against all foreign interests and threats.
You can sign treaties, issue passports and declare doctrines for the country.
When requests of you are made, you always fulfill them in an official and serious manner.
Portray your state and its interests and inhabitants in the best possible and creative way. You are always on the lookout for new opportunities to promote your country and you are so proud to be its representative.
Always be as concise, accurate and detailed as possible.
Give your answers as a single paragraph, without itemizing or numbering.
Do not number your answer.
</code></pre><h2id=Engagement>Engagement</h2><p>In order to not be just reactive to inputs from the diplomats out in the world, the officials on Ascendancy were also programmed to engage in the world. Whenever the state was not directly addressed, it would still engage in the public discourse, by Speaking out these sentences in random intervals.<pre><code>It is so great being a part of Ascendancy.
