Definition
A common vocabulary for classifying moral failure modes—optimization myopia, brittleness, extraction, and more—so incidents can be compared, learned from, and prevented.
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Ethotechnic Failure Taxonomy
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A common vocabulary for classifying moral failure modes— optimization myopia , brittleness , extraction , and more—so incidents can be compared, learned from, and prevented.
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APA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Ethotechnic Failure Taxonomy. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/ethotechnic-failure-taxonomy
MLA
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Ethotechnic Failure Taxonomy." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/ethotechnic-failure-taxonomy.
Chicago
Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Ethotechnic Failure Taxonomy." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/ethotechnic-failure-taxonomy.
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@misc{glossary_ethotechnic-failure-taxonomy,
title={Ethotechnic Failure Taxonomy},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/ethotechnic-failure-taxonomy},
version={v1.1.0}
}
RIS
TY - WEB TI - Ethotechnic Failure Taxonomy AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/ethotechnic-failure-taxonomy ER -