Scientific Definition
Redesigning roles around AI capability.
Plain-English Definition
Redesigning roles around AI capability.
Feynman Explanation
Bolting AI onto existing jobs leaves both half-broken.
Core Principle
Redesigning roles around AI capability.
Mechanisms
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Bolting AI onto existing jobs leaves both half-broken.
Examples
- Customer service roles fundamentally redesigned around AI augmentation.
- Where productivity gains actually materialize.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Don't add AI to old jobs. Design new ones.
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.
- Don't add AI to old jobs. Design new ones.
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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.
AI bolted onto existing workflows to look forward-leaning.
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.