Oversight needs authority
Distinguish real human oversight authority from superficial approval ceremony.
The false comfort: a human approver can still be a rubber stamp. Real oversight has three ingredients: information, time, and authority. Information means evidence, uncertainty, limits, and source context. Time means the workflow allows judgment instead of forcing a reflex. Authority means the person can disregard, override, reverse, or stop the agent. The veto test Ask: can the human say no and make it stick? If the answer is no, the design transfers blame to a person without giving them control. Why it works Trust calibration improves when people see cues that distinguish strong from weak outputs. Complacency drops when…
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