Human Promise

Human Promise Essays

A continuing series on judgment, apprenticeship, and the conditions that form good decision-makers.

Essay No. 1

A Human in the Loop Is Not Enough

Why oversight is a capability, not a checkbox.

Almost every rule being written about AI comes down to putting a person between the machine and the decision. The rule assumes any qualified person will do. Two recent findings, and one insurer signing off on claims at 1.2 seconds each, suggest otherwise.

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