Meta-Layer Call for Input – Round 2 Wrap-Up + What's Next

[Daveed]

Happy Monday!

We’re thrilled to share an update on the second round of the Call for Input on the Desirable Properties (DPs) of a Meta-Layer, which officially closed on June 30th. Thank you to everyone who contributed -- your insights are shaping a foundational layer for a more trustworthy, participatory internet.

📊 Round 2 Highlights

• Over 25 contributors submitted insights across all 20 DPs
  

• Submissions ranged from technical primitives and governance patterns to ethical considerations and use case proposals
  

• Inputs came from 5 continents, spanning civil society, AI, journalism, education, regenerative design, and more
  

All submissions have been published to GitHub for open reference and remix:

🔗 https://github.com/shiftshapr/desirable-properties/

We’ve also launched a web application to explore these submissions in context:

🔗 https://app.themetalayer.org/

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🔧 How You Can Join In

1. Contribute to the Desirable Properties Essay
   

   We’re writing a collaborative essay to synthesize and illuminate the Desirable Properties of a Meta-layer. We’re inviting subject-matter stewards to help bottom-line specific DPs related to their expertise or interests. Send message to dav...@bridgit.io.
   
   
   

2. Help start the Meta-Layer Infrastructure SIG at ISOC
   

   We're establishing an Internet Society Special Interest Group (SIG) focused on Meta-Layer Infrastructure.
   
   
   
   ➡️ We need 25 founding members to form the SIG. Join here:
   
   https://forms.gle/Y24F8rz4HE3jk5rh8
   
   
   

   🌐 Why form an ISOC SIG?
   

   • Positions the Meta-Layer within a global network of civic tech leadership
     

   • Opens access to funding and infrastructure support
     

   • Creates pathways for synergy across SIGs (AI, online safety, education)
     

   • Anchors Meta-Layer Infrastructure in ISOC’s legacy of openness and trust
     

3. Help Prototype Safe Human–AI Coexistence (Summer Sprint)
   

   We’re building a prototype system that operationalizes interface-level containment and community-based AI oversight. The stack includes:
   

   • Browser overlays for presence-based interactions
     

   • TEE-bound AI agents in Phala Network
     

   • Community-governed rule enforcement 
     

   • Consent-aware UX and federated identity
     

   If you have skills in web development, AI coding, AI, product design, UX, or project management and want to help out, contact dav...@bridgit.io.
   

   🔗 Repo: https://github.com/aryanmudgal-tech/metalayer-initiative
   

   
   

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📅 Aug–Oct Activation Phase

As we move toward ISOC SIG approval, we’ll be:

• Hosting activation events
  

• Publishing the Meta-Layer Use Case Fieldbook
  

• Launching a contributor recognition layer
  

If this work speaks to you, we invite you to join, co-create, and help steer the Internet's next layer.

Warmly,

Meta-Layer team

Daveed Benjamin
Founder

Bridgit.io

dav...@bridgit.io 

dav...@nos.social

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Book meeting 

The Metaweb - The Next Level of the Internet was published by Taylor & Francis in late November, 2023.