Scientific Definition
AI bolted onto existing workflows to look forward-leaning.
Plain-English Definition
AI bolted onto existing workflows to look forward-leaning.
Feynman Explanation
We added AI. Somewhere. The board loved it.
Core Principle
AI bolted onto existing workflows to look forward-leaning.
Mechanisms
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
We added AI. Somewhere. The board loved it.
Examples
- Chatbots launched without integration, escalation, or measurement.
- Investment without thesis. Theater without value.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Define the business outcome before deploying the tool.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Define the business outcome before deploying the tool.
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Interactive Mini Network
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
Auto-linked to the rest of the Human Behavior Taxonomy by family, domain, dimension, and shared keywords.
Innovators → early adopters → majority → laggards, AI-specific.
Discounting algorithmic advice even when superior.
Redesigning roles around AI capability.
AI pilots that succeed and never scale.
Pre-deployment analysis of who loses what.
Teams under-reporting AI capability to protect comp or status.
Employees using unauthorized AI tools to get work done.
AI doesn't just replace tasks — it threatens identities.
Written rules about how AI may be used internally.
AI system that takes actions to achieve goals, often across tools.
When the agent acts, who's responsible?
Augmentation strategy vs. substitution strategy.