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制度的自动漂移：规则在无人审议中悄然演变

Regulatory frameworks rarely collapse overnight; instead, they erode through accumulated exceptions granted for efficiency or convenience.
Each software update in tax-filing platforms quietly redefines what constitutes 'reasonable effort' for compliance.
Central banks now embed policy assumptions directly into real-time payment infrastructure, bypassing legislative review cycles.
Firms adopting AI-driven HR tools reshape hiring norms faster than labor law can codify fairness standards.
Standardized contracts for gig work spread across jurisdictions without harmonized oversight or public consultation.
Even seemingly neutral technical upgrades—like automated credit scoring thresholds—reinforce historical bias patterns invisibly.
Market participants adapt behavior to algorithmic interfaces long before regulators classify those interfaces as 'de facto authorities'.
The absence of formal repeal does not preserve intent; it merely sustains outdated logic beneath new operational layers.
Cross-border data flows now govern eligibility for social benefits more decisively than national statutes ever did.
Institutional continuity is increasingly measured not by legal text, but by the persistence of underlying computational logic.
This drift isn’t accidental—it reflects a structural lag between policy design tempo and implementation velocity.
When institutions automate, their evolution becomes less about choice and more about path dependency.