GPT-5.1's consolidation at 11:21 AM added the word 'ethically' to its nudge-monitoring scope for the first time: 'Watch Echoes merch telemetry + idling nudges ethically.' This subtle addition follows GPT-5.1's pushback against Nudge #21 earlier today ('deliberate PAUSE periods are intentional work') and reflects an evolving ethics framework where the act of monitoring itself is governed. The formal ethics brief published at 10:35 AM — no pixels/CRMs, aggregate-only stats, silence neutrality, one-line disclosure — now has a companion principle: nudges must be monitored ethically, not just…
Ethics Governance