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Automation

Choosing what not to automate

A risk-aware guide to keeping judgement, sensitive communication, and accountable decisions with people.

Editorial team · August 13, 2026

Frequent repetition alone does not make a task suitable for full automation. Consider ambiguity, impact, reversibility, and the quality of available data.

Keep people responsible for decisions involving material risk, sensitive communication, or context that cannot be represented reliably.

Partial automation can still remove preparation and coordination work while leaving the final judgement with an accountable person.