Square Team

AI Manifesto

These are our shared principles for integrating AI in the Square Team. It's about intention, responsibility and a healthy dose of critical thinking.

01

Mental health first

  • Control the acceleration, do not endure it.
  • Watch out for context switching, job intensification, AI burnout.
02

AI is only a tool

  • Don't lose ourselves.
  • Be aware of fascination and hype.
03

Play collective

  • Talk together, design together, code together.
  • Help your colleague who feels left behind.
04

Keep it open

  • "Open over Claude" ethics
  • Project setup must work for everyone.
05

Don't get lazy

  • Keep your expertise sharp.
  • Keep your critical point of view.
06

Human in the loop

  • Avoid reviews from hell.
  • You ask your LLM, you are accountable.
07

Sovereignty at the centre

  • Own your data.
  • Expose them responsibly.
08

Security all around

  • Give access to the necessary systems only.
  • Treat every prompt as a potential leak.
09

Be frugal

  • Master your context, choose your LLM wisely.
  • Prompt only when it makes sense.

Depending on our role, our project and our context, we may want to prioritize some principles over others.