Every task in your organization faces four governance constraints. Understanding them is the key to identifying what's ready today, what requires preparation, and what must remain human.
- Consequence of Error: What happens when AI is wrong?
- Verification Cost: Can you check AI's work without redoing it?
- Accountability Requirements: Does the task require human accountability or authentic presence?
- Physical Reality: Does the task require manipulating atoms in unstructured environments?
Based on how the four constraints interact with the roles and tasks inside your organization we identify opportunities for safe and appropriate AI delegation along a sliding scale:
- Opportunities for Automation: Low consequence tasks with affordable verification and digital delivery
- Opportunities to Co-Pilot with AI: Medium consequence tasks with humans involved throughout
- Opportunities for AI Assistance: High consequence tasks or tasks with non-transferable accountability that AI can help humans prepare