Frame a human-in-the-loop automation boundary for approval work.
The COO asks Finance to automate purchase approvals based on past approvals. The queue is overloaded, but approval is a control point. Can the system approve requests that look like ones we approved before? fromTop The right response keeps speed and accountability together. fromBottom Let's automate intake, budget lookup, policy checks, and routing; approvals over threshold or out of policy stay with a named human. Strong. It decomposes the workflow, automates repeated prep, standardizes thresholds, and keeps accountability at the control point. Yes, if it matches a past approval closely enough, the system should approve it. Weak. Similarity is not…
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