The Problem

AI Without Judgment — Why Human Oversight Matters

What AI looks like

A super-brain

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What AI actually is

A stochastic parrot

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How Bias Enters

The Bias Pipeline

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Data collected

Failure mode

Historical and social biases baked in

→ Amazon hiring algorithm (2018)
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Ground truth chosen

Failure mode

Wrong proxy used — arrests ≠ crime

→ COMPAS sentencing tool
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Output produced

Failure mode

Discriminatory prediction at scale

→ Workday — 1.1bn rejected candidates
The Response Framework

Your Oversight Toolkit

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FAIRNESS

Does this treat people equitably?

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ACCOUNTABILITY

Who owns this decision?

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TRANSPARENCY

Can I explain what it did and why?

Escalate when:

— Outputs seem discriminatory

— Decisions affect people but can’t be explained

— You’re asked to trust AI blindly

— You work in a high-risk area

AI works fast. It cannot replace judgment.

Especially when human beings are involved.