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June 2, 2026|2 min read
The system should not decide past the stop sign
Automation should carry routine work forward, but it should stop cleanly when the work reaches an exception, a policy edge, or a decision that needs human judgment.
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June 2, 2026|2 min read
The work should still make sense tomorrow
If a task only feels clear while the people in the thread still remember what happened, the system is forcing the team to keep re-entering work from scratch.
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