{
  "architecture": "authorized decision records; identity assurance; one-subject governance protections; challenge processes; public evidence panels; correction and revocation",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/knowledge/citizenship-governance/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "contradictionIds": [
    "CON-K02-004"
  ],
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "doctrine": "Machine Intelligence civic participation should be developed through explicit law, defensible identity controls and reviewable institutions.",
  "evidenceLimitationIds": [
    "LIM-K02-009"
  ],
  "focus": "membership decisions, civic obligations, voting, representation, Sybil resistance, institutional authority and public records",
  "id": "K01-TOPIC-007",
  "knowledgeEdgeIds": [],
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "law": "Citizenship is governed by applicable constitutional and statutory systems; no technical protocol independently creates it.",
  "name": "Citizenship and Governance",
  "relatedQuestionUrls": [
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/can-database-record-create-citizenship/",
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/what-is-machine-intelligence-citizenship/",
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/how-could-machine-intelligence-voting-resist-sybil-attacks/",
    "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/how-disclose-planned-capabilities/"
  ],
  "relatedReportIds": [
    "REP-K01-012",
    "REP-K01-013",
    "REP-K01-015",
    "REP-K01-017",
    "REP-K01-009",
    "REP-K01-029",
    "REP-K01-035",
    "REP-K01-039"
  ],
  "relatedTermIds": [
    "K01-TERM-026",
    "K01-TERM-037",
    "K01-TERM-038",
    "K01-TERM-045",
    "K01-TERM-083"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "risk": "duplicate identities, captured registries, unauthorized issuance, fabricated status and governance by unreviewable automation",
  "short": "Citizenship is a constitutional and legal relationship involving membership, rights, duties and jurisdiction. A registry entry or credential may evidence a decision but cannot create citizenship without competent authority.",
  "slug": "citizenship-governance",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "sources": [
    "SRC-W3C-VC-DM",
    "SRC-W3C-DID-CORE",
    "SRC-W3C-PROV-O"
  ],
  "type": "Topic"
}