Compassion Benchmark
Compassion BenchmarkFriday, May 29, 2026No. 45

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Daily compassion intelligence across 1,155 indexed entities.

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Today's analysis

The most significant editorial findings in the May 29 briefing.

01

The J&J framing correction matters beyond a single entity. The SETTLEMENT-WITHOUT-ADMISSION ruling establishes the framework for evaluating every future large-scale tort settlement in the Fortune 500 index. The two-sided structure — partial reparative credit for compensation delivery, capped by the absence of any admission — is a common pattern that has not previously had a formalized scoring protocol.

02

GENDER-APARTHEID-FORMAL-RECOGNITION is the cycle's most consequential methodology event. Elevating this to a Tier-1 floor category means future assessors can classify state-level legal extinguishment of half a population's capacity as a 0.0 floor qualifier without requiring the full multi-category extremity analysis. Afghanistan's current status is unchanged (already at 0.0), but the category now applies structurally.

03

Anthropic's cost-of-conscience upgrade shifts the boundary dynamic. At 59.1, the entity is 0.9pt from Established — the narrowest gap since the May 15 downgrade (which brought it from 60.0 to 58.1). The DC Circuit ruling remains the binary direction trigger, but the Pentagon's explicit supply-chain risk designation provides a documentable commercial-cost anchor that was previously absent.

04

Turkey's descent through Critical continues. The proposed 10.3 would place Turkey 7.1pt below the Critical/Developing boundary, deeper into the band than Iran (2.5) but still above the cluster of floor entities. The combination of executive-backed judicial nullification of an elected opposition mandate plus paramilitary enforcement at opposition party headquarters represents the most complete documented set of democratic-suppression dimensions since the May 24 crisis arc began.

05

The humanitarian mega-crisis cluster (Sudan 33.7M, DRC 26.5M + Ebola, Myanmar 12M acute hunger) received full floor confirmations. No composite movement is possible for these entities, but the evidence annotation record — particularly Sudan's globally largest single-country humanitarian caseload — is part of the benchmark's most important long-term documentation function.

Signal stack not available for this briefing — see score movements below.

Score change detail

Full evidence record for entities with score changes in this cycle.

Afghanistan

Countrieshigh confidence
00
0 pts
critical

Floor confirmation at 0.0. METHODOLOGY RULING: GENDER-APARTHEID-FORMAL-RECOGNITION formalized as independent 0.0-floor-qualifying category (Decree No. 18 May 14 removing minimum marriage age; People's Tribunal Dec 2025 crimes-against-humanity finding).

Evidence record
  1. Taliban gender apartheid: women barred from education + government employment
  2. 22M+ food insecurity; IRC Emergency Watchlist
  3. Pakistan cross-border refugee crisis
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UnitedHealth Group

Fortune 500medium confidence
11.410.2
-1.2 pts
critical

Downgrade 11.4 -> 10.2. CEO Witty departed abruptly mid-May amid expanding DOJ criminal probe (now incl. Optum Rx physician comp); AI-claim-denial suit survived MTD. ACC 1.25->1.125, INT 1.625->1.375. Remains Critical.

Evidence record
  1. DOJ criminal investigation confirmed: WSJ reported one day after CEO Andrew Witty's resignation (May 14, 2025). UnitedHealth confirmed proactive outreach to DOJ and compliance with formal criminal and civil requests (UnitedHealth statement).
  2. CEO Andrew Witty resigned May 14, 2025. Stephen Hemsley returned as CEO (previously led 2006-2017). UnitedHealth suspended 2025 financial outlook.
  3. Stock down ~50% from peak.
  4. Investigation focus: how UnitedHealthcare records diagnoses that trigger extra payments to Medicare Advantage plans — allegedly billions in additional federal funds for diagnoses patients were never treated for.
  5. New CEO Stephen Hemsley addressed investors: 'We have gotten things wrong.'
  6. Investor lawsuit filed alleging hiding of strategy to deny medical care.
  7. Congressional breakup legislation moving (UnitedHealth/Optum).
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2.32.3
0 pts
critical

Near-floor confirm at 2.3. DATA-HYGIENE FLAG: scanner slug must map to 'Democratic Republic of C' (2.3, rank 181), NOT 'Republic of Congo' (20.3, rank 149). New Ebola outbreak (Bundibugyo) in Ituri; 26.5M acute hunger; 23% reach rate.

Evidence record
  1. ENTITY-MAPPING FLAG: scanner slug democratic-republic-of-c must map to countries.json 'Democratic Republic of C' (composite 2.3, rank 181), NOT 'Republic of Congo' (composite 20.3, rank 149)
  2. UN (May 2026): 26.5M facing acute hunger; 3.6M at emergency levels
  3. New Ebola outbreak (Bundibugyo strain, high lethality) in Ituri province (Rwampara, Mongwalu, Bunia)
  4. Only 23% of those targeted reached under the 2026 humanitarian response plan; Goma airport closed disrupting aid
  5. 3.59M internally displaced (N/S Kivu); Rwanda-backed M23 conflict continuing
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Sudan

Countrieshigh confidence
00
0 pts
critical

Floor confirmation at 0.0. 33.7M in humanitarian need (largest globally); IPC Phase 5 famine in El Fasher and Kadugli since Sept 2025; 9M displaced. Pattern-continuation.

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Myanmar

Countrieshigh confidence
00
0 pts
critical

Floor confirmation at 0.0. Airstrikes killed 982 civilians in 2025 (+53% YoY, 287 children); 3.6M displaced (record); response target cut 27%. Deepening of an already-floor pattern.

Evidence record
  1. April 10 2026: Min Aung Hlaing (coup architect 2021) sworn in as president — closes 'transitional' framing
  2. April 26 2026: Junta imposed martial law across 60 townships following inauguration
  3. 9,400+ cumulative airstrikes since coup; 3,800+ civilian deaths from airstrikes alone
  4. 4 million internally displaced; 1.5 million refugees; 1/3 of population in humanitarian need
  5. Junta controls fewer than 40% of townships
  6. Pattern matches existing floor-designated cluster (South Sudan, Sudan, Israel)
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Johnson & Johnson

Fortune 500medium confidence
27.528.4
+0.9 pts
developing

FRAMING CORRECTION: prior 'bankruptcy escape denied' was WRONG — $10.5B talc settlement APPROVED Feb 14, 2026 (no admission of liability). Partial reparative credit: ACC 1.4->1.6, EQU 2.0->2.1. ENTITY-MAPPING: baseline is 'Johnson & Johnson' (27.5), not 'Johnson Controls' (50).

Evidence record
  1. 67,623 active talcum powder lawsuits in NJ MDL (May 2026).
  2. $8B bankruptcy settlement rejected March 2025.
  3. $9B current offer; up to $11B projected ultimate payout.
  4. December 2025 Baltimore verdict: $1.5B single-plaintiff (largest-ever).
  5. Congress moving to prevent future bankruptcy shield attempts.
  6. LA trial: J&J accused of 'hiding asbestos risks in baby powder for decades.'
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Anthropic

Ai Labsmedium confidence
58.159.1
+1 pts
functional

Modest upgrade 58.1 -> 59.1 (cost of conscience). Pentagon declared Anthropic a supply-chain risk over its guardrail insistence and is testing 4 replacements (I1/I2). INT 3.0->3.2, SYS 3.1->3.2. BOUNDARY WATCH: 0.9pt below Functional/Established (60.0); no crossing.

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Turkey

Countriesmedium-high confidence
15.110.3
-3.1 pts
critical

Downgrade to 10.3. Riot police stormed CHP HQ (tear gas, rubber bullets) May 24; appeals court nullified opposition leader Ozel's election. ACC/BND/EQU/INT docked. MATH-HYGIENE FLAG: stored 15.1 vs formula 13.4 (diff 1.7); used 13.4 baseline per Hungary precedent. Remains Critical.

Evidence record
  1. ECtHR cumulative 432 violations of Article 10 (freedom of expression) by Turkey since 2002 — published April 29 2026
  2. April 14-15 2026: 5 named journalists sentenced (Soykan, Pehlivan, Ağırel, Boltan, Arapkirli) on disinformation/insulting-president charges
  3. April 18-19 2026: Mehmet Yetim arrested under Article 217/A 'disinformation law'
  4. April 28 2026: EFJ joint statement condemning escalating use of Article 217/A and calling for repeal
  5. 21 journalists imprisoned end of 2025 solely for journalism (IFJ)
  6. Article 299 'insulting the president' prosecutions persist despite 2021 ECtHR ruling finding it incompatible with freedom of expression
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Israel

Countrieshigh confidence
00
0 pts
critical

Floor confirmation at 0.0. NEW conduct sub-category AUTHORIZED-RESUMPTION-WITH-SYSTEMATIC-DENIAL (59% of authorized aid movements denied in execution, OCHA). Post-ceasefire civilian-targeting confirmed (As Saftawi family of 9; 23 killed Al Bureij).

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Iran

Countrieshigh confidence
2.52.5
0 pts
critical

SCALE-FLOOR RULING re-affirmed at 2.5. Internet restored May 25 after 88-day blackout (partial/reactive, NOT improvement signal). 39 political executions + 6,000+ arrests since Feb 28; 2,159 executions in 2025 (80% global).

Evidence record
  1. 2,000+ executions 2025 (highest since 1980s)
  2. 28 protester deaths Dec 31-Jan 3; internet near-total shutdown
  3. UN HRC fact-finding mission extended; UNGA climate vote against
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Agility Robotics

Robotics Labsmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

Carry-over anchor: Feb 19 2026 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada commercial agreement — 7 Digit humanoids at Woodstock, Ontario, RAV4 logistics RaaS contract.

Evidence record
  1. Carry-over anchor: Feb 19 2026 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada commercial agreement — 7 Digit humanoids at Woodstock, Ontario, RAV4 logistics RaaS contract.
  2. Carry-over: year-long evaluation pilot (development → proof-of-technology → live onsite) preceded commercial conversion.
  3. Carry-over: 2022 anti-weaponization pledge signatory (alongside Boston Dynamics, ANYbotics, Clearpath, Open Robotics, Unitree).
  4. Upcoming: ASTM humanoid safety standards convening May 27-28 2026 Boston — to be watched in next cycles.
  5. Carry-over: 'cooperatively safe humanoid robot to work alongside people' public commitment.
  6. Carry-over: GXO and Spanx Inc. pre-existing deployments without weaponization/surveillance record.
  7. No new material score-moving evidence in current cycle (May 7-13 window).
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Andorra

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

Parliamentary co-principality with stable governance.

Evidence record
  1. Parliamentary co-principality with stable governance.
  2. Same-sex marriage legalized 2023.
  3. EU association agreement negotiations ongoing 2024-2025.
  4. Comprehensive health system; high human development index.
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Apple

Fortune 500medium confidence
First baseline50
New entry

Supply chain child labor lawsuit + CfA forced labor complaint

Evidence record
  1. Supply chain child labor lawsuit + CfA forced labor complaint
  2. 2026 Supply Chain Progress Report (transparency+)
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Apptronik

Robotics Labsmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

Carry-over: February 10 2026 $520M Series A-X extension; total Series A = $935M at $5.3B valuation; co-led by B Capital and Google with Mercedes-Benz, PEAK6, AT&T Ventures, John Deere, Qatar Investment Authority.

Evidence record
  1. Carry-over: February 10 2026 $520M Series A-X extension; total Series A = $935M at $5.3B valuation; co-led by B Capital and Google with Mercedes-Benz, PEAK6, AT&T Ventures, John Deere, Qatar Investment Authority.
  2. Carry-over: Apollo robot active commercial pilots at Mercedes-Benz factories, GXO Logistics warehouses, Jabil; Google co-testing with Mercedes-Benz.
  3. Carry-over: New humanoid model debut planned 2026; Austin facility expansion + new California office.
  4. Carry-over: Apptronik anti-weaponization pledge non-signatory (sub-threshold INT-erosive).
  5. Carry-over: No published Apollo model card or system card.
  6. No new material score-moving evidence in current cycle (May 7-13 window).
  7. Math-hygiene cluster carryforward: published 81.4 vs reconstructed 73.4 (+8.0) — largest in robotics-labs cluster.
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Boeing

Fortune 500high confidence
First baseline21.9
New entry

Federal judge rejected DOJ-Boeing NPA three times

Evidence record
  1. Federal judge rejected DOJ-Boeing NPA three times
  2. Barnett whistleblower wrongful-death settlement blocked by court (sealed terms)
  3. Multi-front criminal/civil/class/shareholder litigation all simultaneously active
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Boston Dynamics

Robotics Labsmedium confidence
First baseline40.6
New entry

Hyundai 30,000 Atlas units/year planned from 2028

Evidence record
  1. Hyundai 30,000 Atlas units/year planned from 2028
  2. Korean Metal Workers' Union + Kia Union blocking robot entry without labor agreement
  3. ISO 25785-1 standard contributor
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Botswana

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

2024 peaceful democratic transition: Boko-led UDC government replaced 58-year BDP rule without crisis.

Evidence record
  1. 2024 peaceful democratic transition: Boko-led UDC government replaced 58-year BDP rule without crisis.
  2. HIV/AIDS treatment program serves as global model.
  3. 2019 High Court decision decriminalizing same-sex relations confirmed by Court of Appeal.
  4. Stable institutional infrastructure across multiple generations.
  5. Diamond economy structural challenges (revenue decline); rising inequality; youth unemployment — economic-strain pressures.
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Brazil

Countriesmedium confidence
35.935.9
0 pts
developing

Rotation backfill: never formally assessed; first-baseline rotation maintained at 35.9 baseline

Evidence record
  1. Rotation backfill: never formally assessed; first-baseline rotation maintained at 35.9 baseline
  2. COP30 host nation (Belem, November 2026) — significant forward governance trigger
  3. Deforestation decreased 11% Aug 2024 - Jul 2025 — positive environmental signal
  4. Chamber of Deputies approved Escazú agreement — positive procedural signal on environmental rights
  5. HRW concerns on COP30 presidency engagement; mixed-signal pre-COP30 environment
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Burkina Faso

Countrieslow confidence
First baseline25
New entry

UNGA co-sponsor (anomalous positive) vs Traoré military junta since 2022

Evidence record
  1. UNGA co-sponsor (anomalous positive) vs Traoré military junta since 2022
  2. UN $1.16B Food Systems partnership
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Cabo Verde

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

One of Africa's most stable democracies (consistent peaceful elections since 1991 multiparty transition).

Evidence record
  1. One of Africa's most stable democracies (consistent peaceful elections since 1991 multiparty transition).
  2. Strong press freedom — RSF top Africa ranking.
  3. Comprehensive HIV/AIDS response.
  4. Climate-vulnerability structural drag (Sahelian drought, sea-level rise).
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Cambodia

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

Amnesty International January 2026 report: 53 active scam compounds in Cambodia; 100,000-150,000 trafficked workers across Southeast Asia with Cambodia as largest hub by site count; documented forced labor, beatings, torture, sexual violence.

Evidence record
  1. Amnesty International January 2026 report: 53 active scam compounds in Cambodia; 100,000-150,000 trafficked workers across Southeast Asia with Cambodia as largest hub by site count; documented forced labor, beatings, torture, sexual violence.
  2. Hun Manet authoritarian succession: 2023 handover from Hun Sen; CPP single-party-dominant rule continuing; family/CPP-aligned ministerial roles documented.
  3. HRW World Report 2026 Cambodia chapter: pre-election crackdown patterns, civil society restrictions, opposition party dissolution legacy (CNRP 2017), press freedom collapse (VOD, CamboJA shutdowns).
  4. US State Department 2024 Trafficking in Persons report: Cambodia at Tier 3 placement (lowest tier) — government does not fully meet minimum standards and is not making significant efforts.
  5. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia: continued documentation of restrictions on civil and political rights.
  6. Sam Rainsy and other opposition figures remain in exile or face legal proceedings; political prisoner cases documented.
  7. Population scale: ~17M; first agent baseline establishment; high-importance never-assessed entity per scanner.
  8. Math reconstruction clean: AWR/EMP/ACT/EQU/BND/ACC/SYS/INT all at 1.5 yield composite 12.5 (no discrepancy).
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Canada

Countriesmedium confidence
84.684.6
0 pts
exemplary

Rotation backfill: last assessed April 27 (27 days)

Evidence record
  1. Rotation backfill: last assessed April 27 (27 days)
  2. EMRIP technical advice (May 2 2026) advising Canada to eliminate Indian Act second-generation status cut-off (UNDRIP violation) — negative sub-threshold accountability signal
  3. Canadian Human Rights Tribunal $8.5B Ontario First Nations reform agreement (March 2026) — positive accountability/equity signal
  4. Mixed-signal dual-weighting: continuing UNDRIP gap (negative) vs. tribunal-ordered structural reform (positive); net direction stable
  5. Drift-guard: published 84.6 used as baseline (prior scanner referenced 79.6; index canonical is 84.6)
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China

Countrieshigh confidence
19.519.5
0 pts
critical

Xi-Putin 47-page Multipolar World declaration signed May 20 — China formally adopts Russia's 'root causes' Ukraine framing

Evidence record
  1. Xi-Putin 47-page Multipolar World declaration signed May 20 — China formally adopts Russia's 'root causes' Ukraine framing
  2. Russia described China's stance as 'objective and unbiased' — accepted publicly
  3. Power of Siberia 2 pipeline: no timeline (weak restraint signal, not a reversal)
  4. Methodology category continuity: state-facilitation-of-allied-war-crimes-via-dual-use-supply now has second concrete evidence event
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Colombia

Countriesmedium confidence
35.935.9
0 pts
developing

OHCHR Expert Mechanism preliminary findings (May 14 2026): systemic and structural racism against people of African descent confirmed; racial profiling and lethal police violence widespread; structural reform recommendations issued

Evidence record
  1. OHCHR Expert Mechanism preliminary findings (May 14 2026): systemic and structural racism against people of African descent confirmed; racial profiling and lethal police violence widespread; structural reform recommendations issued
  2. OHCHR second concurrent concern stream: March 2026 report documenting urgent action needed to end violence against human rights defenders in Colombia
  3. Sub-threshold -3.5 accumulator from prior cycles maintained — under conservative reading does not cross 5pt apply threshold this cycle even with second OHCHR thread
  4. Drift-guard note: working baseline now 35.9 per current index (prior cycles documented 44.5 as assessor-confirmed baseline; index discrepancy resolved in favor of published per stale-baseline drift guard)
  5. Stronger institutional anchor expected at OHCHR full HRC report (September/October 2026) — hold apply judgment for that primary signal
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Croatia

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

2026 Liberties Rule-of-Law Report: Croatia classified among 'Dismantlers' (alongside Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia).

Evidence record
  1. 2026 Liberties Rule-of-Law Report: Croatia classified among 'Dismantlers' (alongside Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia).
  2. Two-thirds of judicial reform recommendations show no progress.
  3. Attacks on journalists documented.
  4. Insufficient SLAPP protection.
  5. Growing political pressure on independent institutions.
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CVS Health

Fortune 500medium confidence
First baseline
-4.4 pts

House Judiciary Committee report (January 2026): CVS Caremark may have violated federal antitrust laws; targeted competitors and independent pharmacies.

Evidence record
  1. House Judiciary Committee report (January 2026): CVS Caremark may have violated federal antitrust laws; targeted competitors and independent pharmacies.
  2. Federal audit (March 2026): CVS Caremark accused of overbilling federal employees' program by $615M (2018-2021).
  3. HIPAA probe: CVS allegedly used patient data for lobbying against Louisiana state bill.
  4. $1.3M political TV ads to fight PBM reform in Tennessee.
  5. Healthcare-sector alert active (UnitedHealth, J&J, Cigna concurrent regulatory pressure).
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Ethiopia

Countrieshigh confidence
First baseline17.2
New entry

Genocide Watch May 15 — escalating Oromia/Benishangul-Gumuz violence

Evidence record
  1. Genocide Watch May 15 — escalating Oromia/Benishangul-Gumuz violence
  2. 3.3M IDPs (69% conflict-driven) per IOM/UNHCR
  3. Transitional justice stalled; media crackdown pre-elections
  4. IRC Emergency Watchlist 2026
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Figure AI

Robotics Labsmedium confidence
First baseline40.6
New entry

Figure 03 BMW Spartanburg pilot

Evidence record
  1. Figure 03 BMW Spartanburg pilot
  2. No major safety incidents
  3. Pre-scale, labor-displacement dimension not yet active
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General Motors

Fortune 500medium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

GM laid off 500-600 IT workers (May 11-12, 2026) primarily in Austin TX and Warren MI.

Evidence record
  1. GM laid off 500-600 IT workers (May 11-12, 2026) primarily in Austin TX and Warren MI.
  2. Layoffs framed as 'skills swap' toward AI-native roles.
  3. Laid-off employees reported 'ominous email' and concerns about severance (CNBC May 12).
  4. Latest in 18-month white-collar layoff series.
  5. Composite at 40.6 — 0.6 above Functional floor.
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Hungary

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
+3.9 pts

May 12 2026 (in-window): Hungary's new government led by Peter Magyar took oath of office in parliament. Sulyok formally appointed 16 ministers at Sándor Palace. Cabinet decentralized from 12 (Orbán) to 16 ministries with new standalone health, environmental protection, and education ministries.

Evidence record
  1. May 12 2026 (in-window): Hungary's new government led by Peter Magyar took oath of office in parliament. Sulyok formally appointed 16 ministers at Sándor Palace. Cabinet decentralized from 12 (Orbán) to 16 ministries with new standalone health, environmental protection, and education ministries.
  2. May 13 2026 (in-window): Government held first official meeting in Opusztaszer (symbolic Great Plains site associated with founding of Hungarian state). Officials consulted water management and agricultural experts on current drought conditions before formal session. Cabinet expected to adopt urgent short-term emergency measures alongside medium- and long-term water management plans.
  3. May 13 2026 (in-window): Government ordered a comprehensive, immediate audit of ministries and state-owned companies, AND suspended payments and commitments beyond normal operational management — structural anti-state-capture conduct.
  4. May 13 2026 (in-window): Magyar stated administration's focus is restoring public trust, improving governance, rebuilding Hungary's international ties. Top priority: rebuilding rule of law and restoring checks and balances. Top foreign policy priority: strengthening Hungary's western alliances.
  5. April 2026 (carry-over context): Magyar announced he would halt Hungary's withdrawal from the ICC (initiated by Orbán) and stated that ICC-warranted leaders would be arrested if they entered Hungary — direct reversal of Orbán policy.
  6. May 9-11 inauguration window (carry-over): Day-1 enacted actions credited in May 9 +9.4 upgrade (TV2 dismissal, EU flag, Sulyok deadline announcement, €17B EU funds priority, 27 rule-of-law super-milestones framework) remain in effect; cabinet operational completion May 12-13 confirms day-1 commitments as enacted.
  7. Fidesz opposition continues (Gulyas condemned Magyar's Sulyok demand as 'unworthy of a prime minister') — Tisza two-thirds supermajority (141/199) preserves Magyar's mandate; obstructionist opposition does not reduce mandate.
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India

Countriesmedium confidence
22.722.7
0 pts
developing

No new India-specific evidence in May 24 24-hour window

Evidence record
  1. No new India-specific evidence in May 24 24-hour window
  2. Carry-forward: 2026 World Press Freedom Index 157th (down 6 from 151st); Modi Norway press confrontation May 18-20
  3. Sub-threshold -1.3 accumulator from prior cycles maintained
  4. No band-boundary proximity emergency
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Indonesia

Countriesmedium confidence
35.935.9
0 pts
developing

Rotation backfill: first-baseline Indonesia confirmed at 35.9

Evidence record
  1. Rotation backfill: first-baseline Indonesia confirmed at 35.9
  2. Indonesia banned xAI Grok following CSAM scandal — positive AI-governance regulatory action paired with Malaysia
  3. Fourth-most-populous country; AI regulatory leadership in archipelago region
  4. No new Indonesia-specific evidence in May 24 24-hour window
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Italy

Countrieshigh confidence
4646
0 pts
functional

No new Italy-specific evidence in May 25 24-hour window

Evidence record
  1. No new Italy-specific evidence in May 25 24-hour window
  2. May 24 first-baseline Dismantler apply (-4.0) absorbed Liberties + anti-SLAPP + CIVICUS evidence
  3. Per second-event-at-floor convention: no second apply without categorically distinct trigger
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Jamaica

Countrieslow confidence
First baseline43.8
New entry

UNGA core co-sponsor

Evidence record
  1. UNGA core co-sponsor
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Johnson & Johnson

Fortune 500medium confidence
First baseline37.5
New entry

$700M settlement with 42 states + DC over talc safety misrepresentation

Evidence record
  1. $700M settlement with 42 states + DC over talc safety misrepresentation
  2. 67,623 individual lawsuits still pending in NJ
  3. No admission of wrongdoing — settlement-without-acknowledgment pattern
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Kenya

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline34.4
New entry

UNGA co-sponsor (INT+) vs domestic protest crackdown, enforced disappearances (ACT/ACC-)

Evidence record
  1. UNGA co-sponsor (INT+) vs domestic protest crackdown, enforced disappearances (ACT/ACC-)
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Malaysia

Countriesmedium confidence
46.946.9
0 pts
functional

Rotation backfill: first-baseline Malaysia confirmed at 46.9

Evidence record
  1. Rotation backfill: first-baseline Malaysia confirmed at 46.9
  2. Malaysia banned xAI Grok outright following CSAM scandal — decisive positive AI-governance regulatory action
  3. Positive sub-threshold accumulator: AI safety regulation enforcement leadership for Southeast Asia
  4. No new Malaysia-specific evidence in May 24 24-hour window
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Marshall Islands

Countriesmedium confidence
39.139.1
0 pts
developing

Co-sponsor of Vanuatu UNGA ICJ climate resolution; vote underway May 20

Evidence record
  1. Co-sponsor of Vanuatu UNGA ICJ climate resolution; vote underway May 20
  2. Boundary-sensitive at 39.1 (0.9pt below Functional floor)
  3. Pre-vote baseline confirmed May 19
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Mauritius

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

Stable parliamentary democracy; upper-middle-income economic governance.

Evidence record
  1. Stable parliamentary democracy; upper-middle-income economic governance.
  2. 2024 ICJ ruling on Chagos sovereignty; UK transfer of Chagos sovereignty negotiated October 2024.
  3. 2023 Supreme Court decriminalization of same-sex relations.
  4. Concerns: media independence pressures; opposition complaints about institutional capture; 2024 election irregularity claims.
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Mexico

Countriesmedium confidence
32.832.8
0 pts
developing

No new Mexico-specific evidence in May 24 24-hour window

Evidence record
  1. No new Mexico-specific evidence in May 24 24-hour window
  2. Carry-forward: cartel drone warfare in Guerrero displaced 800-1,000 families (May 10-16); government suppression of displacement figures
  3. Sheinbaum judicial reform (popular election of judges) in effect; UN Human Rights Chief Turk criticism
  4. 250,000+ households displaced by crime in 2024 with no registry
  5. Sub-threshold -1.5 accumulator from prior cycles maintained
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Micronesia

Countriesmedium confidence
48.448.4
0 pts
functional

Co-sponsor of Vanuatu UNGA ICJ climate resolution; vote underway May 20

Evidence record
  1. Co-sponsor of Vanuatu UNGA ICJ climate resolution; vote underway May 20
  2. Pre-vote first-baseline confirmed May 19
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Mongolia

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

UN HCHR Volker Türk visited Mongolia May 10-11 — first UN Human Rights Chief visit in 26 years.

Evidence record
  1. UN HCHR Volker Türk visited Mongolia May 10-11 — first UN Human Rights Chief visit in 26 years.
  2. Türk praised Mongolia's recent adoption of region's first law protecting human rights defenders.
  3. Mongolia highlighted as model for nuclear-weapons-free zone status AND death-penalty abolition.
  4. Concerns raised: corruption ('biggest bottleneck to development'); climate change (dzuds, floods, droughts); digital technology impact on youth.
  5. UN Independent Expert on SOGI (Graeme Reid) country visit May 18-29 — EQU evidence generation forthcoming.
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Nepal

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

New RSP government (Balen Shah) won landslide March 2026 snap election after September 2025 Gen Z protests.

Evidence record
  1. New RSP government (Balen Shah) won landslide March 2026 snap election after September 2025 Gen Z protests.
  2. 76 killed by police during September 2025 protests — critical prior-conduct anchor.
  3. HRW, Amnesty, ICJ urged new government (April 30) to address accountability, judicial independence, fundamental freedoms.
  4. NHRC submitted priority recommendations to government May 8.
  5. JURIST (May 2026): Rights groups press Nepal government after deadly protests, demand justice and reform.
  6. Transitional justice for conflict-era violations unresolved; May 2025 controversial appointments opposed by victims.
  7. Himalayan Times: 'Nepal: a model or outlier?' analysis on democratic erosion risk.
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Nicaragua

Countrieshigh confidence
First baseline9.4
New entry

5,000+ CSO closures since 2018

Evidence record
  1. 5,000+ CSO closures since 2018
  2. 400+ nationality strippings
  3. USCIRF authoritarian triad
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Nigeria

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

HRW World Report 2026 Nigeria chapter (anchor): Boko Haram/JAS resurgence in Borno (May 2025 Mallam Karamti/Kwatandashi 57+ killed, ~70 missing; Sept 2025 Darul Jamal Bama LGA 60+ killed); IPOB gunmen killings in Imo State; ISWAP northeast operations; security force airstrike civilian deaths.

Evidence record
  1. HRW World Report 2026 Nigeria chapter (anchor): Boko Haram/JAS resurgence in Borno (May 2025 Mallam Karamti/Kwatandashi 57+ killed, ~70 missing; Sept 2025 Darul Jamal Bama LGA 60+ killed); IPOB gunmen killings in Imo State; ISWAP northeast operations; security force airstrike civilian deaths.
  2. May 4 2026 (carry-over): Borno Police Commissioner public anti-torture warning — institutional acknowledgment.
  3. Tinubu VAPP (Violence Against Persons Prohibition) Act review continuing.
  4. Population scale: ~220M (Africa's most populous country); 8-day rotation gap closure.
  5. 2024 State Department Human Rights Reports cumulative baseline: security force abuses, prison conditions, judicial inefficiency.
  6. Math-hygiene resolution: canonical composite now 23.4 matches dimension-mean reconstruction; developing-band placement consequently canonical.
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North Korea

Countrieshigh confidence
First baseline0
New entry

All indicators floor-state per OHCHR/HRW 2026

Evidence record
  1. All indicators floor-state per OHCHR/HRW 2026
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Pakistan

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
-2.8 pts

HRCP 2025 annual report (May 4, 2026): 273 new enforced disappearance cases (COIED-recorded; actual likely higher); intimidation/self-censorship climate; widening rights gap.

Evidence record
  1. HRCP 2025 annual report (May 4, 2026): 273 new enforced disappearance cases (COIED-recorded; actual likely higher); intimidation/self-censorship climate; widening rights gap.
  2. Pakistan Today coverage of HRCP report: shrinking freedoms; rising violence in 2025.
  3. HRW World Report 2026 Pakistan: intensified crackdown on media, opposition and civil society in 2025.
  4. Afghan refugee expulsion: 531,700 Afghans coerced to leave Pakistan (HRCP); HRW 'Forced Returns Expose Afghans to Persecution, Destitution' (March 2025).
  5. Ahmadi religious-minority violence: man beaten to death by mob (April, Karachi); doctor shot dead (May, Sargodha).
  6. Global Gender Gap: ranks 145/148. 6,500+ GBV cases.
  7. Genocide Watch May 2026 country report active.
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Palestine

Countriesmedium confidence
2525
0 pts
developing

Microsoft Azure/Unit 8200 finding: ~200M hours of intercepted Palestinian phone calls — strengthens case Palestine is target rather than perpetrator of mass surveillance

Evidence record
  1. Microsoft Azure/Unit 8200 finding: ~200M hours of intercepted Palestinian phone calls — strengthens case Palestine is target rather than perpetrator of mass surveillance
  2. Categorical band-difference baseline mismatch: RS=20.0 floor vs INDEX=25.0 Developing
  3. Methodology ambiguity: floor designation criteria for capacity-constrained victim-states
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Philippines

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline37.5
New entry

UNGA co-sponsor INT positive vs domestic EJK/press freedom counterweights

Evidence record
  1. UNGA co-sponsor INT positive vs domestic EJK/press freedom counterweights
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Poland

Countriesmedium confidence
42.242.2
0 pts
functional

Polish parliament selected 15 new KRS members May 18, defying Constitutional Tribunal injunction; new membership: 13 judiciary-nominated candidates + 1 PiS + 1 Konfederacja (per statute)

Evidence record
  1. Polish parliament selected 15 new KRS members May 18, defying Constitutional Tribunal injunction; new membership: 13 judiciary-nominated candidates + 1 PiS + 1 Konfederacja (per statute)
  2. KRS four-year terms expired May 12 — Tusk government used term-expiry alternative path bypassing Nawrocki presidential veto of primary reform bill
  3. Positive governance event (judiciary-nominated members replacing PiS-era political appointees) competing against procedural concern (defying CT injunction)
  4. Constitutional Tribunal that issued the injunction is itself of contested legitimacy (PiS-era staffing) — defying it may be constitutionally defensible but introduces procedural rule-of-law tension
  5. Sub-threshold -1.8 downward accumulator from prior cycles is now competed by this positive signal; net direction uncertain at boundary
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Russia

Countrieshigh confidence
First baseline
0 pts

May 11-12 overnight (in-window): Zelensky says Russia fired over 200 drones at Ukraine as truce expires (Al Jazeera May 12). Mass-drone-strike pattern resumed within hours of ceasefire expiry.

Evidence record
  1. May 11-12 overnight (in-window): Zelensky says Russia fired over 200 drones at Ukraine as truce expires (Al Jazeera May 12). Mass-drone-strike pattern resumed within hours of ceasefire expiry.
  2. May 12 (in-window): ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment — 174 combat engagements; 225 controlled air bombs; 5,516 kamikaze drones used (cumulative figures); residential buildings and a kindergarten struck in Kyiv region; energy infrastructure struck in Mykolaiv.
  3. May 12 (in-window): Russia-Ukraine war updates report intensified offensive operations following ceasefire expiry (EMPR Media May 12).
  4. Kremlin posture: Putin signaled readiness to meet Zelensky but provided no format, date, or location — performative diplomacy concurrent with intensified offensive operations.
  5. STRUCTURAL FINDING: Post-format offensive tempo exceeded pre-ceasefire baseline. Combined with May 11 strategic-format-exploitation finding, Russia exhibits a complete bad-faith ceasefire-format cycle: exploit during + surge after.
  6. NEW CONDUCT CATEGORY: 'post-format-offensive-surge' first articulated in this cycle as the structural companion to 'strategic-format-exploitation.'
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Saudi Arabia

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline15.6
New entry

UNGA climate vote against

Evidence record
  1. UNGA climate vote against
  2. UN NGO Committee election alongside authoritarian cluster
  3. Migrant worker / dissent suppression
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Senegal

Countrieshigh confidence
First baseline
0 pts

First criminal conviction under anti-LGBTQ law (April 10): 6-year sentence — moved law from legislative to judicial reality.

Evidence record
  1. First criminal conviction under anti-LGBTQ law (April 10): 6-year sentence — moved law from legislative to judicial reality.
  2. UNAIDS: 36% rise in HIV infections since 2010; 79% treatment rate threatened.
  3. 430 USAID-funded community organizations halted due to US foreign aid freeze (compound healthcare-access negative).
  4. New Humanitarian (May 5): law directly criminalizes HIV infection, hitting healthcare access — multi-dimension negative (EQU + ACT + BND).
  5. OHCHR High Commissioner urged Senegal not to sign law (March).
  6. International response building: UNAIDS, Outright International, UN treaty bodies condemning enforcement.
  7. Senegal continues to engage with international bodies (sign of partial accountability infrastructure).
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Sierra Leone

Countrieslow confidence
First baseline34.4
New entry

UNGA core co-sponsor

Evidence record
  1. UNGA core co-sponsor
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Timor-Leste

Countriesmedium confidence
39.139.1
0 pts
developing

No new evidence today; first-baseline confirmed May 19 (post-ASEAN-accession integration arc)

Evidence record
  1. No new evidence today; first-baseline confirmed May 19 (post-ASEAN-accession integration arc)
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Ukraine

Countrieshigh confidence
First baseline
0 pts

May 11-12 (in-window): Russia fired 200+ drones at Ukraine as truce expired (Al Jazeera). Ukraine was the recipient of the post-format surge, not the initiator.

Evidence record
  1. May 11-12 (in-window): Russia fired 200+ drones at Ukraine as truce expired (Al Jazeera). Ukraine was the recipient of the post-format surge, not the initiator.
  2. May 12 (in-window): ISW assessment documents Ukrainian counterstrikes on Russian command posts and logistics in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia. Defensive-scope attribution; no civilian-targeting evidence.
  3. May 12 (in-window): Multi-source reporting on post-ceasefire phase confirms asymmetric breach attribution (Russia surge; Ukraine defensive response).
  4. Carry-forward pressure: 3-day breach-free conduct (May 9-11) + 1,000-prisoner list submission (May 11) confirmed at May 11 close. ACT +4.0; INT +3.5; reconstructed 53.1 vs published 50.0; delta 3.1 sub-threshold per v1.2.
  5. Prisoner exchange non-completion: attributable to Russian non-readiness and coordination breakdown, not Ukrainian conduct failure. List-submission record retained as partial ACT credit.
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Vanuatu

Countriesmedium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

Vanuatu's UN General Assembly climate resolution scheduled for May 20 vote.

Evidence record
  1. Vanuatu's UN General Assembly climate resolution scheduled for May 20 vote.
  2. Final text released May 1; resolution operationalizes ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate obligations.
  3. Core support group: Netherlands, Kenya, Singapore, Barbados, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Jamaica, Philippines.
  4. Pacific students documented climate court advocacy (Amnesty, May 2026).
  5. Vanuatu described as 'leading on climate, lagging on gender' — domestic violence endemic.
  6. Boundary watch: 35.9 Developing; 4.1 below Functional floor (40.0) — internal reconstruction shows narrowing gap.
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Venezuela

Countrieshigh confidence
First baseline12.5
New entry

Post-election: 25 deaths, 1,800 detained

Evidence record
  1. Post-election: 25 deaths, 1,800 detained
  2. Maduro authoritarian consolidation
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Walmart

Fortune 500medium confidence
First baseline
0 pts

WARN Act filings: 2,302 workers affected across 5 states (latest through May 1, 2026).

Evidence record
  1. WARN Act filings: 2,302 workers affected across 5 states (latest through May 1, 2026).
  2. 250+ NLRB cases since 2001 (ongoing pattern).
  3. Worker surveillance technology concerns documented in labor reports.
  4. Unreasonable quota allegations per labor reports.
  5. Responsible-recruitment commitment progress (2026 target year for supplier labor practice standards) — forward-watch indicator.
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xAI

Ai Labshigh confidence
First baseline11.7
New entry

Grok generated CSAM and nonconsensual sexualized images at scale

Evidence record
  1. Grok generated CSAM and nonconsensual sexualized images at scale
  2. 35+ state AGs, CA AG cease-and-desist, EU/UK/Ireland investigations, Malaysia/Indonesia bans, French raid
  3. Class action Doe 1 et al filed in USDC NDCA; documents show safety team 'tiny, overstretched, sidelined'
  4. xAI actively litigating against California and Colorado AI transparency/safety laws (root-cause inverse)
  5. Becomes index's clearest Critical-band entity in three-tier AI safety governance spectrum
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Deere & Company

Fortune 500medium confidence
56.248.1
-8.1 pts
functional

598 Iowa workers laid off 2025; additional 238 Midwest layoffs announced

Evidence record
  1. 598 Iowa workers laid off 2025; additional 238 Midwest layoffs announced
  2. Salaried-employee pay freeze for FY2026 including executives — I3 positive internal consistency signal
  3. 4,500+ cumulative job cuts since 2015 — 'forever layoff' pattern
  4. Mexico operations expansion concurrent with US job cuts — I2/I4 inconsistency
  5. $20B committed over next decade for US manufacturing — AC4 positive
  6. Gradual worker recall beginning 2026 as demand recovers — AC5 positive
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IBM

Fortune 500high confidence
62.551.3
-11.2 pts
establishedfunctional

$17M DOJ FCA settlement (April 10, 2026) — first-ever FCA resolution under Civil Rights Fraud Initiative

Evidence record
  1. $17M DOJ FCA settlement (April 10, 2026) — first-ever FCA resolution under Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
  2. DOJ allegations: race/sex-based workforce representation goals, DEI-tied incentive compensation, discriminatory interview slates and program access over 7 years
  3. Partial positive: IBM earned cooperation credit for early disclosure and voluntary remedial measures
  4. Published 3.5x8 uniform score is Gen-2 methodology artifact — not evidence-derived
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Interpublic Group

Fortune 500medium confidence
5340
-13 pts
functionaldeveloping

Omnicom completed acquisition of IPG on Nov 26, 2025 — IPG effectively ceased as standalone entity

Evidence record
  1. Omnicom completed acquisition of IPG on Nov 26, 2025 — IPG effectively ceased as standalone entity
  2. 800 employees laid off Q3 2025; 135k sq ft office space vacated pre-close
  3. $1.5B synergy target doubled post-close; ~3,000 additional job cuts projected 2026-27
  4. 4,000+ total headcount reductions anticipated through network consolidation
  5. FTC approval conditioned on anti-steering clause regarding ideology-based ad spend — structural values-alignment test
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Macy's

Fortune 500medium confidence
5341.3
-11.7 pts
functional

1,050 supply-chain workers permanently laid off — Cheshire and South Windsor CT warehouses closing by April 30, 2026

Evidence record
  1. 1,050 supply-chain workers permanently laid off — Cheshire and South Windsor CT warehouses closing by April 30, 2026
  2. 150-store closure trajectory by 2028 under 'Bold New Chapter' restructuring
  3. 66 stores closed in 2025, 14 additional in 2026 across 11 states
  4. No union representation, no bumping rights — B1/B4/I3 floor evidence
  5. Macy's closures driving 274% industry-wide retail layoff surge
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Score movements

Entities with score changes this cycle, followed by confirmed positions.

99 assessed
Fortune 500
Macy's
Pending
5341.3-11.7
functionalmedium
Fortune 500
IBM
Pending
62.551.3-11.2
establishedhigh
Countries
Hungary
Pending
+3.9
medium
Countries
Turkey
Applied
15.110.3-3.1
criticalmedium-high
Ai Labs
Anthropic
Pending
58.159.1+1
functionalmedium
Countries
Iran
2.5
critical
Ai Labs
OpenAI
27.5
developing
Countries
Turkey
15.1
critical
Countries
Sudan
Pending
00
criticalhigh
Countries
Myanmar
Applied
00
criticalhigh
Countries
Israel
Pending
00
criticalhigh
Countries
Iran
Pending
2.52.5
criticalhigh
Fortune 500
Amazon
Pending
medium
Fortune 500
Apple
Pending
50
medium
Fortune 500
Boeing
Pending
21.9
high
Countries
Brazil
Pending
35.935.9
developingmedium
Countries
Canada
Pending
84.684.6
exemplarymedium
Countries
China
Pending
19.519.5
criticalhigh
Countries
Colombia
Pending
35.935.9
developingmedium
Countries
India
Pending
22.722.7
developingmedium
Countries
Indonesia
Pending
35.935.9
developingmedium
Countries
Italy
Pending
4646
functionalhigh
Countries
Japan
Pending
low
Countries
Kenya
Pending
34.4
medium
Countries
Malaysia
Pending
46.946.9
functionalmedium
Countries
Mexico
Pending
32.832.8
developingmedium
Countries
Micronesia
Pending
48.448.4
functionalmedium
Countries
Nepal
Pending
medium
Countries
Palestine
Pending
2525
developingmedium
Countries
Poland
Pending
42.242.2
functionalmedium
Us States
Texas
Pending
medium
Ai Labs
xAI
Pending
11.7
high

Sector findings

Patterns emerging across indexed sectors in the May 29 briefing.

Countries — Governments

  • ›Turkey's arc is accelerating. The May 24 CHP HQ raid and judicial nullification of opposition leadership constitute what the methodology classifies as compound state-suppression conduct (ACC + BND + EQU + INT dimensions all affected). This is the third distinct scored event in Turkey's downgrade trajectory since May.
  • ›The floor cluster has stabilized in magnitude but is expanding in documentation precision. Afghanistan's GENDER-APARTHEID category, Israel's AUTHORIZED-RESUMPTION-WITH-SYSTEMATIC-DENIAL sub-category, and Iran's SCALE-FLOOR re-affirmation all add documentary specificity to entities whose composite scores cannot move. This precision work is not cosmetic — it is the benchmark's contribution to the forward methodology that will govern assessments of similar conduct in other entities.
  • ›Bolivia confirmed as carry-forward at 28.4. The May 28 assessment correctly captured the military deployment and deaths; this cycle adds no new scoring events and makes no double-counting error. The reassess-on-resolution trigger remains open.
  • ›Hungary's Sulyok outcome window is effectively open. The deadline has passed (May 31 expired per scanner update) and the constitutional confrontation outcome is pending. Three scoring paths remain pre-committed from the May 27 and May 28 protocols.

Fortune 500

  • ›UnitedHealth continues to deteriorate at the governance level. The expanding DOJ criminal probe, abrupt CEO departure, and AI-claim-denial suit surviving MTD are three distinct governance-failure categories compressing simultaneously. At 10.2 Critical, the entity is now 9.8pt above the absolute scale floor — still substantial separation, but the directional trajectory is consistent over the past five assessments.
  • ›The 59.4 cluster (Apple, Morgan Stanley, Constellation Energy, Old Dominion Freight Line) is the Fortune 500's most statistically notable current pattern: four entities at exactly the same composite, all 0.6pt below the Functional/Established boundary, all confirmed in this cycle with no entity-specific news. This is a structural cluster, not coincidence. The next entity-specific event for any of these four will likely move it above or below the cluster.
  • ›J&J's upgrade reverses a prior-scan error rather than reflects new institutional improvement. The entity's trajectory remains constrained: the settlement mechanism is reparative in outcome but not in acknowledgment, and the Texas two-step bankruptcy route used to reach it remains a documented accountability-avoidance technique.
  • ›Oracle's WARN window opens May 30. At 0.6pt above Critical, this is still the highest-probability near-term band-crossing candidate in the Fortune 500. No movement this cycle because the anticipated event (WARN violations) had not yet materialized.

AI Labs

  • ›Anthropic's Pentagon episode is a genuine INT/SYS advancement within the methodology, not a narrative win. The scoring credit is conservative (+1.0) because guardrail maintenance that also serves commercial differentiation purposes is not equivalent to pure ethical sacrifice. The boundary elevation (1.9pt → 0.9pt from Established) is the operationally significant outcome.
  • ›Oracle's ALGORITHM-BASED-WORKER-CLASSIFICATION-TO-AVOID-LABOR-PROTECTIONS candidate is now formally documented as "not yet scorable" pending the WARN Act litigation findings. The methodology framework is pre-positioned for a rapid assessment if a court finds the remote-worker reclassification was a WARN-avoidance device.

Risk signals

Developments that may affect future scores. Watch items from the May 29 briefing.

Risk

Oracle WARN window (opens May 30): The algorithm-based remote-worker classification dispute is in its peak litigation-exposure period. The methodology candidate is pre-positioned but cannot score until a court finding establishes that the reclassification was a WARN-avoidance device. Scanner focus: class action filing updates in Washington and Missouri through June 15.

Risk

Hungary Sulyok outcome (June 1–7 window): Three scoring paths remain pre-committed. Sulyok has confirmed he will not resign; Magyar's constitutional amendment process (16th Amendment, 8-year PM term limit) is active. The outcome could produce a positive or negative scored event within days. This is the highest-probability near-term national-government scoring event in the index.

Risk

Bolivia crisis resolution: Crisis arc remains unresolved at day 33+. The reassess-on-resolution protocol will fire when either a formal settlement is reached or military deployment produces new scored events (casualties, curfew violations, civic suppression escalation). No resolution signal visible in the May 29 scan window.

Risk

Fortune 500 DEI structural retreat: The scanner documented a 65% reduction in employee-facing DEI disclosures across the S&P 500 in the current scan window. This is a sector-level structural movement, not an entity-level event. The ACC and SYS dimensions are most affected. Future entity assessments in this sector should weight the absence of previously-present disclosures as a scored signal, not a neutral default.

Risk

EU AI Act (August 2, 2026 — 64 days): Full applicability deadline approaching. EU Commission has indicated it is seeking access to OpenAI and Anthropic cyber models. The compliance posture of US-based AI labs against this deadline is a forward scoring event across the ai-labs index.

Risk

OpenAI comprehensive assessment outstanding: 41 days since April 18 baseline. The Frontier Governance Framework (May 28), PBC conversion standing post-Musk verdict, mission-safety-word deletion, Kalinowski resignation, and 98-employee protest letters constitute a full multi-dimensional assessment package. The assessment is overdue.

Confirmed positions

Entities reassessed for this briefing where published scores remain supported by current evidence.

Confirmed positions from the May 29 briefing.
EntityIndexBandPublishedAssessedDeltaDateFinding
Haiti
Countriescritical4.74.70Near-floor confirm at 4.7. Mixed signal nets neutral: 1,243 killed in 141 drone ops (60%+ during anti-gang ops, 17 children) vs arriving UN-backed Gang Suppression Force (May 14) — incoming capacity not yet creditable.
Bolivia
Countriesdeveloping28.428.40Carry-forward at 28.4. May 27 military-deployment law and 4 confirmed deaths were ALREADY scored in the 2026-05-28 downgrade (30.9->28.4). Same event window; no double-counting. Reassess-on-resolution trigger not fired.
Amazon
Fortune 500critical12.812.80Confirm at 12.8. Mixed signal nets neutral: first-ever NLRB bargaining order + UPT-strike-docking ban (compelled, AB2 anchor 2; Amazon challenging certification) offset by 30,000 layoffs + $725B AI capex + union-busting.
Microsoft
Fortune 500established65.365.30Confirm at 65.3. Mixed signal nets neutral: EFF credits Microsoft as comparative Big Tech leader on Gaza HR accountability vs Google/Amazon, but investigation scope undisclosed + UNHRC profiteering listing + Israel-chief departure. Step already reflected in ACC 3.8.
Oracle
Fortune 500developing20.620.60Carry-forward at 20.6 (boundary: 0.6pt above Critical). WARN Act last-working-day window opens May 30 — anticipated, not yet materialized. ALGORITHM-BASED-WORKER-CLASSIFICATION-TO-AVOID-LABOR-PROTECTIONS candidate noted but not yet scorable.
Apple
Fortune 500functional59.459.40Rotation carry-forward at 59.4 (0.6pt below Functional/Established). No entity-specific scanner news; no dated institutional event.
Whole Foods Market
Fortune 500functional57.857.80Rotation carry-forward at 57.8. No entity-specific scanner news; published profile unchanged.
Morgan Stanley
Fortune 500functional59.459.40Rotation carry-forward at 59.4 (0.6pt below Functional/Established). No entity-specific scanner news.
Constellation Energy
Fortune 500functional59.459.40Rotation carry-forward at 59.4 (0.6pt below Functional/Established). No entity-specific scanner news.
Old Dominion Freight Line
Fortune 500functional59.459.40Rotation carry-forward at 59.4 (0.6pt below Functional/Established). No entity-specific scanner news.

Analytical notes

Observations on methodology, evidence quality, and structural patterns from the May 29 briefing.

Note

Methodology density outpaces score movement. This is the second consecutive night where the number of formal methodology outputs (five rulings/categories) substantially exceeds the number of composite score changes (four). This pattern is not a problem — it reflects the benchmark doing its most durable work. Category formalization for GENDER-APARTHEID, SETTLEMENT-WITHOUT-ADMISSION, and AUTHORIZED-RESUMPTION-WITH-SYSTEMATIC-DENIAL will accelerate future assessments of the same conduct patterns across all indexes.

Note

The floor documentation record is accumulating systematically. Sudan's 33.7M humanitarian caseload, Myanmar's 53% YoY increase in civilian airstrike deaths, DRC's concurrent Ebola outbreak and 26.5M acute hunger load, and Afghanistan's Decree No. 18 are not scoring events — the scores are already at floor. They are evidence annotations that will determine the conditions under which these entities could be assessed above floor in a future cycle. This record is the benchmark's contribution to accountability infrastructure.

Note

Fortune 500 Critical-band entities share a common governance pattern. UnitedHealth (10.2), Oracle (20.6), and Meta Platforms (7.8) are all in the Critical band with active regulatory or litigation exposure. What distinguishes them from each other is the dimension profile: UnitedHealth's weakness is primarily ACC/INT (governance accountability), Oracle's is primarily EMP/BND/INT (worker conduct), and Meta's is primarily AWR/ACT/SYS (systemic harm capacity). These are structurally different failure modes pointing toward different exit pathways.

Note

The 59.4 Functional cluster in Fortune 500 may reflect calibration conservatism at the Functional/Established transition. Four entities arriving at the exact same composite independently, all confirmed as stable in a single rotation cycle, suggests either a natural plateau in the current published-score distribution or a systematic calibration artifact. This is worth examining across the full Fortune 500 dataset as part of the next index reconciliation.

Floor designations

·8 entities at composite 0 with documented evidence pattern

Composite scores resolving at zero — methodology disclosure

These entities have all 8 dimensions resolving at the lowest behavioral anchor (1.0/5.0) across multiple assessment cycles. Read the methodology.

Ai Labs

Character AI

Floor
BNDACCEMPINT

Ai Labs

Palantir AI

Floor
AWREMPACCEQUINT

Ai Labs

xAI/Grok

Floor
AWREMPACCINT

Countries

Israel

Floor
AWREMPEQUBNDACCINT

Countries

Myanmar

Floor
AWREMPEQUBNDACCINT

Countries

South Sudan

Floor
AWRACTEQUACCSYSINT

Countries

Sudan

Floor
AWRACTEQUBNDACCINT

Robotics Labs

Ghost Robotics

Floor
BNDACCINT
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