Graduated jurisdiction is the danger-management principle of the transition. It separates developmental access (what a person may learn and become) from operational permission (what consequence they may actually command), so that capacity can be developed freely without releasing power faster than competence.
The familiar logic, made explicit
You can own a knife with no qualification but not fly an airliner; study medicine freely but not operate without demonstrated competence; learn nuclear physics without gaining access to weapons. The AI era multiplies the capabilities that need this treatment. So: knowledge broad, consequential capability scaled to competence, accountability, oversight, and potential harm. All participants have standing; not all have identical jurisdiction — and the gap between them is bridged by formation and by intermediate roles where people practice carrying consequence. See Graduated Jurisdiction.