
A practical field guide for material AI-influenced decisions
AI can predict, rank, optimize and recommend. But when a recommendation can move capital, safety or regulatory exposure, somebody still has to decide — and be able to explain why.
AI can predict, rank, optimize and recommend. But when a recommendation can move capital, safety or regulatory exposure, somebody still has to decide — and be able to explain why.
Five questions to ask before your organization relies on the recommendation ↓
Created for the conversation at IAM North America 2026. Built for use well beyond it.
DATA
AI · analytics · digital twins · forecasts
→ EVIDENCE
expertise · challenge · judgment · authority
→ JUDGMENT
maintenance · reliability · capital · safety
→ CONSEQUENCE

AI Decision Architecture is the designed path between Recommendation and Commitment.
The decision making framework already exists. The interface is changing.

The Scale Gap tracks what happens when AI moves from capability to reliance — in asset-intensive, regulated, and high-consequence environments.
Cases, applications, standards and emerging decision-friction — as they develop.
If the five questions reveal uncertainty in a high-stakes recommendation, the next step is not a full review — it is one focused test.
Stress-test one AI-influenced decision before it becomes load-bearing.
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