A novel idea.

Does it apply to human organizations, too? They seem have a habit of evolving self-preservation above their original goals. Once that happens, their benefit to society - the original reason for their creation - is outweighed. And they become a cancer on society.

I wonder if we can 'program' them for self-annihilation over time (or over task completion?). Is the most ethical organization one that has a fixed task and dies when it is completed?

Should we develop an ethics system that requires non-human-entities like companies, governments, and AI require a fixed goal that, once achieved, dissolves the entity?

I always liked the auto-expiring laws idea and this seems to be an expansion of the idea.

If a law or organization is needed after that time/task, it would be trivial to have the collective-action will to re-create it. But if there is no longer the need, then it cannot ride on momentum and fester.