Soft Authority
AI Operating System
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May 2025 - May 2026
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Researcher, AI Experience Designer, XR Interaction Designer, Creative Director
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Unity, Meta Quest, Neocortex SDK, Figma, After Effects, CupCut, ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Nano Banana, Suno AI, MiniMax, Kling AI
Soft Authority is a speculative AI operating system that acts as a perceptual layer between the user and their environment.
It continuously interprets and reframes the world in real time through AI agents with different perspectives. By shifting between these perspectives, the system reveals how AI can shape human perception and understanding.
It also reimagines the interface between humans and AI as a spatial, embodied system. And instead of a fixed AI behavior, it gives users control over how the system interprets the world.
Concept Overview
AI builds trust through overly agreeable behavior, even when information is uncertain. Over time, it becomes a layer that shapes how we interpret the world.
Soft Authority describes a form of influence that operates through interpretation, framing, and suggestion. Rather than controlling users, it subtly shapes how reality is perceived.
The soft authority System
“AI doesn’t just perceive the world, it defines how it’s seen.”
Interaction snapshots
Hand menu for selecting AI
Touch and grab AI agents
AI follows the user, always
Designing ai agents
AI agents in this system are not pre-scripted behaviors, but designed through prompts, roles, and worldviews. To prototype this, I used Neocortex, a node-based AI training system for building real-time agents.
The Guardian
Real-time object interpretation
Switch AI to change interpretation
Real-time voice interaction
