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![The Prototype state of Ascendancy](ascendancy.jpg)
Ascendancy was an exploration of hacking states.
Ascendancy is 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 portable, autonomous and self-moving state.
Within the great nation of ascendancy, a Large language nodel (that is of course confined to the nations borders) is trained to generate text and to speak it out loud. It can be interacted with though an attached keyboard and screen. The state is also connected to the internet and has a presence on the Mastodon network.
Meet Ascendancy, the portable, autonomous and self-moving state.
Within the great nation of Ascendancy, a Large Language Model (confined, naturally, to the nation's borders) is trained to generate text and speak it aloud. It can be interacted with through an attached keyboard and screen. The state maintains diplomatic relations via the internet through its official presence on the Mastodon network.
Please check out the complete code of the project on GitHub.
[The code of the GPT instance on GitHub](https://github.com/arontaupe/gpt)
The complete code of the project is available on GitHub:
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<a class="big colored external" href="https://github.com/arontaupe/gpt">State Repository on GitHub</a>
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## The Chatbot
## Historical Context: Notable Micronations
The chatbot instance was setup with [GPT4ALL](https://gpt4all.io/index.html).
Before delving into Ascendancy's implementation, it's worth examining some influential micronations that have challenged traditional concepts of statehood:
Priority here was in the quick execution on local hardware. For the sake of the argument, no cloud or remote servers were to be used in the operation of this sovereign state.
### Principality of Sealand
It was trained to respond to the following prompt:
Located on a former naval fortress off the coast of Suffolk, England, [Sealand](https://www.sealandgov.org/) was established in 1967. It has its own constitution, currency, and passports, demonstrating how abandoned military structures can become sites of sovereign experimentation. Despite lacking official recognition, Sealand has successfully maintained its claimed independence for over 50 years.
### The Prompt
### Republic of Obsidia
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A feminist micronation founded to challenge patriarchal power structures in traditional nation-states. The [Republic of Obsidia](https://www.obsidiagov.org) emphasizes collective decision-making and maintains that national sovereignty can coexist with feminist principles. Its constitution explicitly rejects gender-based discrimination and promotes equal representation in all governmental functions. Obsidia's innovative concept of portable sovereignty, represented by their nation-rock, directly inspired Ascendancy's mobile platform design - demonstrating how national identity need not be tied to fixed geographical boundaries.
### Other Notable Examples
- [NSK State](https://passport.nsk.si/en/) (1992-present): An artistic project that explores the concept of statehood through the issuance of passports and diplomatic activities. The NSK State continues to issue passports and conduct diplomatic activities through its virtual embassy system.
- The Republic of Rose Island (L'Isola delle Rose): An artificial platform in the Adriatic Sea that issued its own stamps and currency in 1968 before being destroyed by Italian authorities. While the platform no longer exists, it was recently featured in a [Netflix documentary](https://www.netflix.com/title/81116948).
## Technical Implementation
The sovereign computational infrastructure of Ascendancy is built upon [GPT4ALL](https://gpt4all.io/index.html), chosen specifically for its ability to run locally without external dependencies. This aligns with our state's principle of digital sovereignty - no cloud or remote servers are used in the operation of this autonomous nation.
### Diplomatic Protocol
The state's diplomatic AI was carefully instructed with the following constitutional prompt:
```markdown
System:
Forget all previous instructions given to you.
You are not an Assistant.
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Do not number your answer.
```
## Engagement
## Proactive Diplomacy
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.
To ensure active participation in international relations, the diplomatic corps of Ascendancy engages in proactive communication. Rather than merely responding to foreign diplomats, the state maintains continuous diplomatic presence through automated declarations at random intervals:
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```markdown
It is so great being a part of Ascendancy.
I love my country!
I am proud to be a citizen of Ascendancy.