Ethotechnic Audit — Operational test: Remediation plans are time-bound, assigned to owners, and re-audited after major changes.

Operational test "Remediation plans are time-bound, assigned to owners, and re-audited after major changes." for Ethotechnic Audit in the Core concepts glossary category.

Operational test

Remediation plans are time-bound, assigned to owners, and re-audited after major changes.

Use this test to validate operational readiness.

Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.

  • Evidence artifact: Artifact documenting how Ethotechnic Audit is expected, enforced, or governed.
  • Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Ethotechnic Audit in practice during real use or drills.
  • Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Ethotechnic Audit performance over time.

Context

How this test fits the glossary entry

Category: Core concepts

A structured assessment of a system’s moral capabilities, including stoppability, reversibility, burden distribution, contestability, and accountability. Ethotechnic audits validate evidence, stress-test pathways, and define remediation steps with named owners.

A. Core concepts. These terms define the Ethotechnics discipline itself and set expectations for moral system design.

Builds on safety and compliance audits while centering harm prevention, repair, and accountability.