Pillar 7: Manage Ethics Always¶
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Ethics is not compliance and it isn't moralizing — it's phronesis.
A "short list" of AI ethical issues runs to twenty items; no previous technology has been so powerful or so dangerous. Novel moral questions arise faster than governance can adjudicate. The leader is the ethicist in the room by default. Phronesis — practical wisdom — the meta-ethical skill that selects the right ethical lens for the context. Ethics as practiced capability, not governance appendix.
TOOL¶
Should-We Scan¶
Business Model Canvas adapted for ethical risk: who is affected, what could go wrong
PROCESS¶
Pre-Mortems¶
Harm-focused pre-mortem before every deployment
BEHAVIOR¶
Stop-Cord Practice¶
The moral pause button before every deployment decision
SKILL¶
Radical Transparency¶
Admitting AI limitations publicly — to users, to clients, to the board