{"schema":"https://tgoodfoundation.com/instrument/v1/reading","version":"1.1.0","as_of":"2026-10-20","computed_at":"2026-10-20T07:09:13.159Z","inputs_hash":"b14de6870c53bde97477cd6a9bd5b9e187f2cda1fc659b86ad10d2f07983d7b8","panel_version":"v1.0-draft","line":60,"brief":{"title":"Public Perception vs The Good Institute","dek":"Two computed readings and the miss between them. On a 0–100 scale, 0 is calm and 100 is already past where the condition holds.","explain":"Public Perception is how alarmed the public and lawmakers already are, measured from published polling and enacted law. The Good Institute needle is the load, measured from published surveys of how people actually use AI. Every indicator is scored against thresholds we fixed in advance. The difference between the two needles is the miss, and that is our alarm. When a channel doesn't have enough sourced indicators yet, it shows as pending until the sources are there to score it.","what":"A computed index we plan to update monthly. Every published number links to its source. Five channels: judgment, childhood, work, companionship, and home agents. Each has a load needle and a perception needle.","why":"When load runs ahead of perception, the gap itself becomes a danger. Products ship, schools stall, and households skip rules because the condition is still treated as ordinary, and AI becomes infrastructure without anyone deciding it should. That miss is what we measure and publish.","needs":"People need a map before Artificial Intelligence becomes ordinary in judgment, school, work, and the household. Judgment has to stay with the person. Children need a ladder before they get open access, especially on top of already heavy screen time. Households need rules for agents before anyone mistakes a green light for safety. All of it depends on real teaching that helps people understand what is happening.","doing":"We run six research areas and publish our concerns in public. Academy will be the intervention, with Rocket Factory, Moonshot Camp, and Happy Camp lessons built from what we find. We are building a continuous read of studies, incidents, and use by age. We do not diagnose or treat anyone, and acute distress belongs with licensed clinicians. Good Health, the Foundation's personal health record program, is walled off from this research."},"headline":"5 of 5 channels published. 4 past the line. The widest miss is childhood, +13.","overall":{"load":68,"perception":75,"gap":-7,"channels_published":5,"channels_total":5,"past_count":4},"coverage":{"indicators_total":16,"indicators_scored":16},"channels":[{"id":"outsourced-judgment","name":"Judgment","behavior":"Asking a model what is true","report":"Medical and money advice treated as settled","status":"published","perceived":75,"system":63,"gap":-12,"past":true,"line":60,"concern_url":"https://tgoodfoundation.com/concerns/outsourced-judgment"},{"id":"child-to-college-dose","name":"Childhood","behavior":"AI arriving on top of heavy screen time","report":"Homework helper drifting toward companion","status":"published","perceived":50,"system":63,"gap":13,"past":true,"line":60,"concern_url":"https://tgoodfoundation.com/concerns/child-to-college-dose"},{"id":"livelihood-identity","name":"Work","behavior":"Cognitive hours buying less dignity","report":"Output volume treated as proof things are 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