Volume without friction is the signature of a field that has successfully institutionalized the appearance of accountability. This week's AI ethics conversation arrived without a triggering event — no regulatory surprise, no model failure, no leaked document — and yet it reached one of its highest engagement points in recent memory. Colorado's government account promoted a responsible AI framework ; developers on Bluesky offered production coding standards ; YouTube channels surveyed ethical considerations across sectors . The posts share a common property: none of them require a response from anyone…