Operating Principle

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Vigilance Toward AI Output Erodes as Trust Grows

Vigilance Toward AI Output Erodes as Trust Grows

Vigilance Toward AI Output Erodes as Trust Grows

As AI performs well, people check it less carefully right before errors matter most.

As AI performs well, people check it less carefully right before errors matter most.

As AI performs well, people check it less carefully right before errors matter most.

Vigilance decrement makes voluntary oversight degrade over long reliable stretches.

Vigilance decrement makes voluntary oversight degrade over long reliable stretches.

Vigilance decrement makes voluntary oversight degrade over long reliable stretches.

Vigilance decrement makes voluntary oversight degrade over long reliable stretches.

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Operating Question

What task, workflow, or oversight condition determines whether AI is useful here?

What task, workflow, or oversight condition determines whether AI is useful here?

What task, workflow, or oversight condition determines whether AI is useful here?

Why It Matters

Vigilance decrement makes voluntary oversight degrade over long reliable stretches.

Supporting Evidence

Norman Mackworth; Raja Parasuraman.

Research Notes

Re-test assumptions as models, stakes, workflows, and oversight arrangements change.

Practical Actions

Use mandatory audits; rotate reviewers; treat long success as a monitoring risk.

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