Autonomy must fall as consequences rise
Horizontal position shows how much autonomy AI has. Vertical position shows the consequence of a mistake. Four zones define the boundary: assist, approval required, bounded autonomy, and human-owned authority. Click or focus a work bubble to open its operating contract.
The same work, ordered by consequence
The ledger removes the geometry and exposes the operating contract: who holds the decision right, and which control makes delegation revocable.
Facts, inferences, and speculation
Evidence of capability does not grant authority. Each claim names its epistemic status and the reason for confidence.
Four ways the frontier could move
The next boundary will be set by evaluation, institutional control, regulation, and who remains accountable. Benchmark scores alone cannot set it.
Delegation is a revocable control loop
A mature system widens authority only after people can observe the work, constrain it, test it, and reverse it.