Solutions
The xpeople Taxonomy
Every AI-enabled enterprise is run by more than one kind of actor. The xpeople framework names and governs all of them.
hpeople
Human people
Human people: set intent, hold accountability, and govern the rest.
apeople
Agentic AI workers
Agentic AI workers: “artificial people” that hold roles and act semi-autonomously.
rpeople
Robots
Robots: embodied agents acting in the world (apeople with a body).
dpeople
Devices
Connected sensors and instruments that act, not just inform.
mpeople
Animals
Working, biological non-human actors in operational roles.
xpeople
The umbrella
Every role-holding actor, human and non-human.
When It Matters
The distinction gains practical weight from Stage IV onward, and becomes a governance necessity from Stage VI, where AI crosses from an actor people use to one people govern.