Definition
Dynamic thresholds defining when moral risk exceeds the system’s mandate and operations must halt or escalate. Boundaries are tied to SLJs and enforced through ethical circuit breakers.
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Boundary of Acceptable Harm
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Dynamic thresholds defining when moral risk exceeds the system’s mandate and operations must halt or escalate.
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APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Boundary of Acceptable Harm. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/boundary-of-acceptable-harm
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Boundary of Acceptable Harm." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/boundary-of-acceptable-harm.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Boundary of Acceptable Harm." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/boundary-of-acceptable-harm.
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@misc{glossary_boundary-of-acceptable-harm,
title={Boundary of Acceptable Harm},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/boundary-of-acceptable-harm},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Boundary of Acceptable Harm AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/boundary-of-acceptable-harm ER -