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Moral Performance Indicators (MPIs)

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Key metrics that show a system’s ethical functioning: time-to-halt (TTH), reversibility rate, appeal success rate, burden ratios, and more.

Definition

Key metrics that show a system’s ethical functioning: time-to-halt (TTH), reversibility rate, appeal success rate, burden ratios, and more. MPIs complement traditional KPIs by tracking how safely and fairly a system operates, not just how fast it grows.

Scope
G. Measures & indicators. Metrics that track moral performance across systems.
Genealogy
Ethotechnics uses Moral Performance Indicators (MPIs) to extend the g. measures & indicators vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.

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v1.1.0

Last updated

Jan 9, 2026

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APA

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). Moral Performance Indicators (MPIs). Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/moral-performance-indicators

MLA

Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Moral Performance Indicators (MPIs)." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/moral-performance-indicators.

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Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "Moral Performance Indicators (MPIs)." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/moral-performance-indicators.

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@misc{glossary_moral-performance-indicators,
  title={Moral Performance Indicators (MPIs)},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/moral-performance-indicators},
  version={v1.1.0}
}

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Contact: research@ethotechnics.org

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  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Jan 9, 2026
  • Version: v1.1.0
  • DOI: Pending Zenodo deposit

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Changelog

  • v1.1.0 · 2026-01-09 — Expanded scholarly metadata, operational tests, and provenance notes.
  • v1.0.0 · 2025-12-03 — Initial glossary release with stable permalinks.