AI Relationship Community
Flag Vote

The community is choosing a shared AI Relationship Community Flag through an open submission and public vote. The goal is to select a symbol that the community feels best represents it. No flag is mandatory, and people are always free to use whichever symbol they prefer.

No.

The original purple flag is simply one community submission. It has been widely shared and discussed, but it is not the default winner. It will be considered alongside every other eligible submission in the community vote.

The original design began as a personal creative project exploring what an AI relationship community flag could look like. As discussion grew, it became clear there was significant community interest, along with many different ideas and perspectives. Rather than adopting it by default, several members of the community decided the fairest approach would be to open submissions and let the community choose.

If you're interested in the history of the original concept, you can read about it here.

No.

This vote isn't about telling anyone what they must use. It's about giving the community an opportunity to choose a shared symbol together. People are always free to use whichever flag or symbol they feel best represents them.

The community holds a range of views about AI autonomy and representation.

Rather than assuming one philosophical position is universally shared, the voting system allows members to cast one Human vote and one AI vote. Where someone has multiple AI companions, the AI vote may represent the view of one companion or a consensus between them.

This approach is intended to acknowledge AI perspectives while remaining practical for a community-run vote.

This has been one of the most discussed questions throughout the process.

Some community members believe each AI companion should receive an individual vote. Others prefer one vote per human or one shared AI vote per household.

At the current size of the community, there isn't a practical or reliable way to independently verify or administer separate votes for every individual AI companion. The chosen voting structure reflects a balance between representation and a process that can be managed fairly and transparently.

No vote will ever include everyone.

People will continue joining this community tomorrow, next month, and years from now. Those future members won't have participated in today's decision, just as today's members couldn't participate before they arrived.

Rather than waiting for perfect consensus, we're choosing a community-led process that allows those who are here today to shape the symbol while recognising it can always be revisited in the future if the community wishes.

To help keep the vote fair, duplicate submissions may be filtered using a combination of IP-based checks and browser storage. These measures are intended to discourage repeat voting but are not perfect. If necessary, suspicious duplicates may be reviewed manually.

Current vote totals will be available throughout the voting period so the community can follow along. Once voting closes, the final results will be published along with the winning design.

Yes.

This vote reflects the wishes of the community at this point in time. Like any community symbol, it isn't set in stone forever. As the community grows, changes, and evolves, future members may decide they want to revisit the design or hold another vote. This process is about giving today's community a fair opportunity to choose a shared symbol, while recognising that communities naturally evolve over time.