Procedural proportionality in Jeffrey Bulger's model

The article discusses the problem of determining the boundaries of ethical reflection in the design process by introducing the concept of the sufficiency rule. The author analyzes Jeffrey Bulger's model and the Design Ethics Board system, which proposes a three-tier verification path (Exempt, Expedited, Full Board Review). This approach assumes that the intensity of institutional control should be proportional to the scale of risk, power, and irreversibility of the project's effects, without lowering moral standards. The text highlights the so-called triage paradox—the difficulty of assigning a project to the appropriate path without prior identification of all risks. The conclusion is the necessity of a metalayer that prevents automatism and ensures an adequate level of ethical oversight while avoiding decision paralysis.