{"schema_version":"0.1","canonical":"https://ouroos.net/null-gate#duty-of-care","concept":{"status":"architectural_interpretation","universal_claim":false,"version":"0.1","updated":"2026-08-14","slug":"duty-of-care","concept":"Duty of care","definition":"A responsibility to anticipate avoidable harm created by one's choices or systems.","common_parse":"Taking reasonable steps to keep people safe.","architect_parse":"A continuing obligation to test assumptions, disclose limits and respond when evidence shows a preventable risk.","distinctions":["Care is not a promise of zero risk.","Disclosure does not replace mitigation."],"reasoning_path":["Identify who may be affected.","Estimate foreseeable harm.","Reduce risk and communicate what remains."],"examples":["Labelling a prototype as untested.","Providing a safe exit from an immersive interface."],"counterexamples":["Calling an experiment safe because no incident has occurred.","Hiding known limitations behind consent language."],"boundaries":["Claims should match available evidence.","High-impact decisions need human review."],"related_concepts":["stewardship","protection-without-possession"]}}