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AI recommends approval—who takes responsibility?

ACC maintains the principle of not automating stages that require human accountability. When designing a process, specify where machines assist, where…

Written by: ACC, Editorial team · Updated · 2 min read

Summary

ACC maintains the principle of not automating stages that require human accountability. When designing a process, specify where machines assist, where people confirm, and which cases must stop for further review.

Schematic illustration: Machine assists → Person reviews → Person decides.
Schematic illustration: Machine assists → Person reviews → Person decides.

A common situation

Illustrative scenario: The system gives a quick recommendation, tempting the user to click and move on. But the records contain an exception that only the responsible person understands. A safe process needs to show when the machine stops and a person decides.

Three steps you can try

  1. Document the steps where the machine only assists.
  2. Designate the authorized decision-maker.
  3. Set stop conditions for missing information.

What to remember

ACC maintains the principle of not automating stages that require human accountability. When designing a process, specify where machines assist, where people confirm, and which cases must stop for further review.

This is a hypothetical illustration, not an ACC customer testimonial or project result.

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