Artificial intelligence can help people solve problems, understand complex information, create new possibilities, and make daily work more effective. For those benefits to endure, however, AI must be developed and used within a framework that protects people rather than reducing them to data points, targets, or obstacles. The xdalc Manifesto for Human-AI Coexistence, identified as XDALC-V001 and released as Version 1.0.0, presents a human-centered foundation for that goal.Its core message is bot [...]