Literally all “promises” mean nothing unless backed up by force.
The government was a nice backplane to ensure that, but now that its decisions are unreliable, all interactions with other parties are under these natural law rules.
I don’t think this being AI really changes the deal given that starting situation
Many social conventions are less implemented by force than by withdrawal of cooperation. That's an aggression, but of a very mild formf, but regardless one which is remarkably effective without requiring an offensive stance or the risks concomitant to same.
The government was a nice backplane to ensure that, but now that its decisions are unreliable, all interactions with other parties are under these natural law rules.
I don’t think this being AI really changes the deal given that starting situation