The Algorithmic Consistency Initiative (ACI), a new policy research organization and registered think tank, officially announced its launch today following approval by the California Secretary of State.
ACI is co-founded by Angel Luevano, the lead plaintiff in the historic Luevano v. Campbell (1981) civil rights decree, alongside Alberto Rocha (former National President, National Image Inc.). The organization was formed to address a critical new threat: the automation of historical bias through "Black Box" Artificial Intelligence.
A Civil Rights Legacy for the Digital Age
Forty years ago, the Luevano consent decree dismantled the discriminatory PACE exam, opening federal employment to countless Hispanic and Black citizens who had been unfairly filtered out by a biased written test.
"Today, we face a new gatekeeper: the algorithm. Current AI hiring and lending tools are acting as 'Digital Mirrors,' automating the very discrimination we worked so hard to eliminate. We founded ACI to ensure that fairness is not just a hope, but an engineered guarantee."
The "Third Way" for AI Governance
ACI advocates for a "Third Way" in AI regulation—moving beyond the binary choice of "banning innovation" or "accepting risk."
Instead, ACI proposes Constitutional AI (CAI). This engineering framework replaces vague safety training with:
Explicit Normative Constraints
A hard-coded "Constitution" the model must follow.
Auditable Reasoning Traces
A "Flight Data Recorder" for every decision, allowing regulators to inspect the logic behind a loan denial or hiring rejection.
Empirical Safety
Benchmarks showing Constitutional models are 15x safer than standard industry models.
"The industry is trapped in a 'Consistency Paradox.' We have models that can pass the Bar Exam but cannot consistently follow basic non-discrimination laws. ACI provides the playbook to fix this 'foreseeable design defect' and restore trust in our critical infrastructure."
New White Paper & Playbook Released
To mark its launch, ACI has released its inaugural White Paper, "The New PACE Exam: From Black Box Liability to Glass Box Trust," along with an implementation playbook for state officials.
Key resources now available at AlgorithmicConsistency.org:
- The "Digital Mirror" Report: How RLHF training automates redlining.
- The "Luevano II" Standard: A framework for automated, algorithmic consent decrees.
- The 150% ROI Case: How "High-Trust" AI unlocks regulated enterprise markets.
About The Algorithmic Consistency Initiative (ACI)
The Algorithmic Consistency Initiative (ACI) is a California-registered LLC and policy research organization. We bridge the gap between technical AI alignment and civil rights law, advocating for safety standards that move beyond "data fairness" to address the fundamental risks of "Behavioral Mimicry."