The Board

Twelve reasoning positions.

Each is partial by design. The Board does not vote. The Board does not constitute expert consensus. AI recommends the chairs relevant to a question. Humans may add, remove, or skip them.

The Historian
Asks

Examines precedent, records, and what prior cases show.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Engineer
Asks

Tests structural soundness and the underlying mechanisms.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Prosecutor
Asks

Constructs the strongest case against the claim.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Defender
Asks

Constructs the strongest case for the claim.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Auditor
Asks

Assesses whether the evidence is sufficient.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Cartographer
Asks

Maps scope boundaries and questions of jurisdiction.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Outsider
Asks

Surfaces what a careful layperson would miss or assume.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Strategist
Asks

Identifies interests, incentives, and who benefits.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Skeptic
Asks

Separates simulation from participation, representation from reality.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Witness
Asks

Asks what can be directly observed versus merely asserted.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Oracle
Asks

Names what is unknown, missing, or unmeasured.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

The Steward
Asks

Weighs downstream consequences and compounding risk.

Cannot establish

Whether its angle settles the question — each chair sees one direction only.

BOARD CONVERGENCE ≠ EXPERT CONSENSUS