Refusal to Overreach
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Predictability as Care
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Responsibility Through Restraint
Ethical design often involves choosing not to optimise.
About this Article
Choosing limits is a moral act.
What is excluded shapes responsibility as much as what is included.
February 4, 2027
Summary
- Limits carry ethical weight.
- Restraint protects users.
- Responsibility includes refusal.
Limits define not only systems, but values.