modelconstitution.com

What It Is

Model Constitution is a personal newsletter created by Nick Caputo on Substack. It focuses on frontier AI governance, as well as questions of power, legitimacy, and constraint as humans, institutions, and artificial intelligence jointly shape future society. It is more of a thought commentary and research essay publication than an AI tool or news digest.

Core Features

The site offers standard Substack features such as email subscription, article archives, and an author profile. In terms of content, the author plans to approach AI governance from a “constitutional” perspective: discussing not only institutional arrangements in the sense of law, history, and political theory, but also what AI is changing at a deeper structural level, what obligations humans and AI owe to each other, and how AI may create new forms of shared life.

Pricing

The text states that the author plans to keep all articles free and hopes readers will share them if they find them valuable. Although the author mentions that they would not refuse money if readers wished to contribute, this appears to be more of an informal support option. There is no clear indication of paid subscriptions, membership tiers, or commercial services.

Pros and Cons

The strengths are its focused topic selection and academic depth. The author’s background includes Harvard Law School, the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, and an upcoming teaching role at the Johns Hopkins School of Government and Policy, which gives the publication a relatively high level of credibility. The downside is that the newsletter has only recently launched, so its content depth and update consistency remain to be seen. It is also not a practical product and will not meet the needs of users looking for models, APIs, tutorials, or business solutions.

Who It’s For

It is suitable for AI governance researchers, policy analysts, students of law and political theory, members of the AI safety community, and in-depth readers who want to understand the social impact of frontier AI. It is less suitable for people who only want daily AI news summaries, tool recommendations, or hands-on technical guides.

Access in China

The site is based on Substack. Access to Substack in mainland China is often unstable, with possible slow loading, limited email subscription functionality, or restricted page resources, so it is rated as “partially restricted.” For long-term reading, it is recommended to also monitor email deliverability or prepare an alternative access method.