A PRACTICAL TOOL / NO SIGN-UP
Give AI a role.
Give that role a boundary.
Before an AI system can act, make its authority clear. Use this canvas to map the work, the approval point, and the evidence a person will need.
AI authority canvas
A planning aid for a real conversation. It does not enforce permissions or certify a deployment.
HOW TO USE IT
A starting point.
Then a real review.
Start with one action, rather than an entire job. Identify the data it needs, the people affected, and the point where a named human must decide.
The brief suggests review gates from the scope and impact you select. Use it with your engineering, security, and operational teams to define actual controls, evaluate failure cases, and decide whether the work is appropriate for automation.
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Inspect the exercise.
Test the assumptions.
A small reference script explores how a decision changes when scope, evidence, ownership, or approval context changes. All 27 scenarios use synthetic inputs. The script only returns a simulated decision; it never performs an action.
The published run matches the expected outcome for all 27 fixtures. This is a reproducibility check against specified expectations, not evidence of real-world effectiveness, production security, or a novel authorization method.
Version 1.0 · November 2, 2026 · Developed with AI assistance. Independent evaluation and production validation have not been established.
PRACTITIONER REVIEW
Help make the
boundary clearer.
Can someone else explain what an AI system may do after reading the brief? A 30-minute review kit offers four fictional cases and a structured way to identify unclear instructions, missing assumptions, and useful corrections.
Use synthetic examples and keep private information out of the exercise. Reviews may be critical; completing one does not imply endorsement. The tool does not upload your entries or review record.
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