Decision support and human oversight
Use AI to compare options while a person owns the decision.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
Source-based teaching example · Fictional data
Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Use AI to compare options while a person owns the decision.

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Use AI to compare options while a person owns the decision.

00:00:06.500 — The idea

Decide what an option must satisfy before ranking it. A large benefit cannot cancel a required condition. AI can help compare options; the responsible person still makes the decision.

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Decide what an option must satisfy before ranking it. A large benefit cannot cancel a required condition. AI can help compare options; the responsible person still makes the decision.

00:00:21.792 — One useful term

Required condition. Something an option must satisfy to be considered.

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Something an option must satisfy to be considered.

00:00:29.667 — A worked example · 1

Room A has 20 seats and confirmed accessibility. Room B has 30 seats, but its accessibility is unknown. Twenty people are expected, and confirmed accessibility is required.

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Room A has 20 seats and confirmed accessibility. Room B has 30 seats, but its accessibility is unknown. Twenty people are expected, and confirmed accessibility is required.

00:00:45.417 — A worked example · 2

Extra seats do not fix that missing evidence.

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Extra seats do not fix that missing evidence.

00:00:51.333 — Your turn to think

Can Room B win just because it has more seats? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Can Room B win just because it has more seats?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:07.750 — Why this answer works

No. It does not yet meet the evidence requirement. Room A fits the supplied conditions; Lee still owns the final choice.

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No. It does not yet meet the evidence requirement. Room A fits the supplied conditions; Lee still owns the final choice.

00:01:19.042 — Check 1

Check required conditions before scores.

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Check required conditions before scores.

00:01:24.750 — Check 2

Do not treat unknown as acceptable.

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Do not treat unknown as acceptable.

00:01:29.875 — Check 3

Keep the final decision with its named owner.

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Keep the final decision with its named owner.

00:01:35.333 — Now try a different case

Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.

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Open the lesson
Try the new case
Check and revise
The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.