Glossary entry

Oversight horizon

Definition

The distance regulators, auditors, or affected communities can see into a system’s decisions and their effects. It extends when the system shows its impact on people, its models can be traced, and its repair records are shared, and that shrinks the places where harm goes unseen.

Related terms

Ethical load path Externalization Bounded autonomy
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APA

Ethotechnics Institute. (2026). Oversight horizon. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/oversight-horizon

MLA

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Chicago

Ethotechnics Institute. "Oversight horizon." Ethotechnics glossary. Oct 6, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/oversight-horizon.

BibTeX

@misc{glossary_oversight-horizon,
  title={Oversight horizon},
  author={Ethotechnics Institute},
  year={2026},
  howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
  url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/oversight-horizon},
  version={v1.17.1}
}

RIS

TY  - WEB
TI  - Oversight horizon
AU  - Ethotechnics Institute
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  • Published: Dec 3, 2025
  • Last updated: Oct 6, 2026
  • Version: v1.17.1

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