ORG1

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Can AI manage a real organization?

ORG1 is a one-year research project testing whether AI can operationally manage a real organization. The test subject is RAID, an independent University of Melbourne student club. The goal is to progressively shift operational management from human-led to AI-driven, documenting what works, what breaks, and where the limits are.

The project runs from February 2026 to February 2027, using various AI technologies including frameworks from NUU Cognition. All research, architecture decisions, and results are documented openly.

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Scope

In Scope

  • AI-driven organizational management
  • Open research and documentation
  • Architecture design for the AI system (five-layer stack)
  • Human-AI collaboration across club functions
  • Open-source tooling and services

Out of Scope

  • Autonomous financial decisions
  • General-purpose AI assistant

Sections

Vision & Timeline

The autonomy pipeline, two macro phases, and why a student club

How It Works

Five-layer architecture stack, the human-AI loop, and micro-projects

Recent Updates

Feb 23, 2026—Project Brief & Timeline

Project brief finalized with two macro phases, five-layer architecture stack, and concrete timeline mapped to the academic calendar. Phase 1 (Experimentation & Building) officially underway.

Feb 10, 2026—Project Launch

ORG1 meta-project established. Initial architecture documented, vessel project page live, plugin system operational.

Milestones

Project LaunchFeb 2025

Meta-project established, architecture documented, project brief finalized.

Phase 1: Experimentation & BuildingFeb 2026

Model the organization, map workflows, build initial tools, iterate through trial and error. Runs from O-Week through Winter break (Jul 26).

Phase 2: Execution & TransitionJul 2026

Deploy what survived Phase 1, run AI-managed workflows across Semester 2, transition to next committee over summer break.

Project Close-outFeb 2027

Final documentation, findings published, handoff to next committee complete.