Project summary

The Path of One is a freely available trilogy exploring humanity, consciousness, and the role of technology, especially artificial intelligence, in our future.

The core idea is simple: AI will not merely amplify our intelligence; it will act as a mirror for humanity, reflecting our values, maturity, and level of collective responsibility. The future it creates will be shaped less by what technology can do, and more by who we are when we use it.

The work is not a technical proposal or a research agenda. It is a values-level, civilizational reflection on alignment, long-term responsibility, and the kind of species we are becoming.

The entire trilogy is free to read and download at thepathofone.org. This is being shared as a contribution to the long-term future and AI alignment conversation, not as a funding request.

What are this project's goals? How will you achieve them?

The goal is to contribute a values-level and civilizational perspective to discussions around AI alignment, long-term responsibility, and humanity’s future trajectory.

Rather than proposing specific technical solutions, the work aims to help shape the philosophical and ethical context in which those solutions are developed by encouraging reflection on maturity, wisdom, and collective responsibility.

This is achieved by making the work freely available, allowing it to be shared, discussed, and engaged with by anyone interested in the long-term future and the societal implications of powerful technologies.

How will this funding be used?

The core work is already complete and freely available. Funding will be used to expand its reach, accessibility, and impact.

Specifically, funds will support:

• Improving the website and distribution infrastructure

• Creating additional formats (e.g., improved PDFs, web reading experience, possible audiobook or summaries)

• Outreach and awareness to relevant communities working on AI, long-term futures, and human-centered technology

• Light promotion and dissemination to ensure the work reaches people who are actively shaping the future of technology and policy

The goal of this funding is not to produce the work, but to ensure it is discoverable, accessible, and meaningfully engaged with by the audiences who can benefit most from it.

Who is on your team? What's your track record on similar projects?

This project was written and produced by a single author, Brad Socha.

The Path of One trilogy is complete and publicly available. The project represents several years of independent work focused on philosophy, long-term thinking, and the societal implications of artificial intelligence and technological acceleration.

This is not an institutional or academic project, but an independent contribution to the broader conversation on humanity’s future.

What are the most likely causes and outcomes if this project fails?

Since the project is already complete and freely available, there is no operational failure mode.

The main risk is simply that the work does not reach or resonate with its intended audience, in which case the outcome is limited impact rather than any direct harm.

How much money have you raised in the last 12 months, and from where?

Zero. This project has not raised any funding.