AI Solution Shape

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Next step: once the shape is clear, write down what the AI may do on its own and who approves the rest. The AI Decision Rights Map turns that into a table, in your browser.

AI Decision Rights Map

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

An AI decision rights map is an approval matrix for AI agents. It lists every action the AI can take and gives each one of four modes: act alone, draft for a person to approve, recommend only, or never. Per action it also records the condition, the named approver and whether the approval is checked again when the action runs.

The four modes

Mode	What the AI does	Typical actions
Act alone	Executes without a person, inside a written limit	Sorting requests, tagging tickets, small refunds
Draft, a human approves	Prepares the action, a named person releases it	Customer replies, payments above a limit, master data changes
Recommend only	Suggests, a person decides and executes	Discounts, supplier choice, write-offs
Never	The action is not available to the AI	Deleting customer records, changing permissions

In the usual oversight terms, “act alone” is autonomous, “draft” is human-in-the-loop with approval before the action, “recommend” leaves the decision with a person, and “never” is a hard stop.

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AI Decision Rights Map

The four modes