A Three-Tier Architecture
ASIP’s architecture aims for efficiency and simplicity.
SAIT (Safe AI Token): A private market governance token for AI safety research funding. 1 SAIT = 1 vote for new or continued alignment research funding.
SAIT operates as a governance utility token that funds AI safety research through a transparent, performance-driven structure where milestone achievements (KPIs) trigger token releases to fund additional research —making each release 100% performance based.
ABC (Aligned Beacon Commons): A public market governance token for alignment research funding; also 1 ABC = 1 vote. Learn more about ABC here.
ABC is public facing governance token, so as the price increases, more funding (bounties) can be paid out. ABC is also closely tied to tracking ongoing alignment. research. These real-world benefits discourage pump/dump actors.
SAT (Safe Asset Token): The SAIT treasury reserve token backed by a diversified RWA basket (i.e. on-chain commodities and stablecoins) providing fiscal responsibility.
SAT implements Benjamin Graham’s (Warren Buffett’s guru) vision of a reserve asset backed by a diversified basket of strategic assets. Where Bitcoin’s volatility prevented its use as stable money, SAT achieves stability via:
- Diversified Collateral: A weighted basket of assets spreads volatility risk
- Over-Collateralization: 150% backing ensures resilience against market shocks
- Active Management: Automated protocols that adjust basket composition based on market conditions.
This tri-token model (ABC for public governance, SAIT for private governance, and SAT for treasury reserves) creates a fiscally responsible ecosystem where AI safety research can operate with the patient capital it requires while maintaining regulatory compliance and market confidence.