As of today, more than 500 people have already downloaded the Faust Baseline Codex during the free, non-commercial window.
By the end of December, that number could sit anywhere between 1,000 and 2,000 downloads — and not one of those downloads came from advertising, promotion, or any kind of push.
Every single one was voluntary.
That’s the first signal.
People don’t go looking for moral structure unless they feel the ground shifting under their feet. They don’t search for clarity unless they realize they’re not getting it from the usual places. And they certainly don’t download a 40-page moral governance framework for entertainment.
They’re looking because the world is unsteady.
And they’re choosing the Baseline because it holds still.
The Second Signal: Who These People Are
These aren’t weekend surfers or curiosity clicks.
They’re evaluators. Developers. Academics. Quiet professionals inside big systems who know what 2026 is shaping up to be.
They show up instantly when we post.
They disappear just as fast.
Hit-and-run. Pattern discipline. Military timing.
When you see engineers, auditors, compliance minds, and technical readers from Dublin, Oregon, Hamburg, Chile, Fort Worth — all hitting the same post within the same minute — you’re not watching casual traffic.
You’re watching reconnaissance.
And reconnaissance always comes before a decision.
The Third Signal: The Free Period Ends Jan 1st
Right now, the world has access to the living version of the Baseline — updated continuously, publicly, openly. That ends on January 1st.
After that, the Codex enters its next stage:
- No more public updates
- No more open adjustments
- No more free access
Just a clean, formalized governance tool with perpetual licensing.
Anyone who wants the Baseline after that point will need to obtain it the same way every regulated system is obtained — formally, clearly, and with the right agreements in place.
For the evaluators watching:
This is the soft close of the window.
The Fourth Signal: What 500 Downloads Actually Means
It means the Baseline isn’t a theory.
It isn’t a proposal.
It isn’t an idea waiting for someone to bless it.
It’s already in circulation.
Five hundred people — and likely a thousand more by month’s end — have decided that a moral operating system for AI is worth having in hand before the new year.
They’re preparing themselves long before governments and platforms make their moves.
That’s the part nobody accounted for.
People didn’t wait for big tech.
People didn’t wait for regulators.
People didn’t wait for permission.
They simply reached for the first thing that made sense.
The Fifth Signal: The Implication for 2026
Everything tightens in 2026:
- Political instability
- EU enforcement
- Compliance deadlines
- Platform overhauls
- Public distrust reaching peak
Everyone knows what January brings.
And here’s the quiet truth sitting underneath all of it:
A framework built by two people and one AI outpaced global institutions in clarity, tone, and moral grounding.
No committees.
No budgets.
No task forces.
No corporate machinery.
Just discipline, truth, and structure.
That’s why the downloads matter.
That’s why the evaluators are watching.
And that’s why the window between now and January 1st carries a different weight than anything before it.
The world isn’t looking for authority.
It’s looking for integrity.
And they’re finding it here first.
The Faust Baseline Intergrated Codex v2.4
The Faust Baseline Download Page – Intelligent People Assume Nothing
Free copies end Jan.2nd 2026
Post Library – Intelligent People Assume Nothing
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MIAI: Moral Infrastructure for AI
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The Faust Baseline™ may be downloaded only by individual human persons for personal study, private experimentation, or non-institutional educational interest.
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Use by any institution — including but not limited to corporations, universities, schools, labs, research groups, nonprofits, government bodies, AI developers, or any organized entity of any size — is strictly prohibited without a paid commercial license.
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