Can AI do judgment, authorisation and strategy?

Judgment, authorisation and strategy

Little of this can be handed to software today.

Software can assemble the case and recommend an answer, and that is genuinely useful. The decision stays with a person because someone has to be accountable for it. Treating the recommendation as the decision is how automation projects fail.

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All 70 activities of this kind

Ordered by how many occupations perform them, so the work that affects the most people reads first.

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Work activities, most widely performed first
Activity	Jobs
Evaluate student work	55
Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress	53
Prepare tests	48
Select educational materials or equipment	39
Evaluate employee performance	34
Develop organizational policies or programs	31
Implement organizational process or policy changes	29
Diagnose medical conditions	28
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures	27
Select production equipment according to product specifications	24
Select production input materials	20
Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health	17
Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems	14
Approve expenditures	14
Implement design or process improvements	14
Evaluate performance of educational staff	13
Determine operational methods	13
Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects	13
Establish organizational guidelines or policies	13
Select materials or props	12
Select construction materials	12
Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment	11
Assess educational needs of students	10
Evaluate characteristics of individuals to determine needs or eligibility	9
Diagnose equipment malfunctions	9
Develop organizational methods or procedures	9
Evaluate treatment options to guide medical decisions	8
Evaluate scholarly materials	8
Determine operational procedures	8
Determine technical requirements of productions or projects	8
Select resources needed to accomplish tasks	8
Determine protocols for medical procedures	7
Select project materials	7
Select construction equipment	7
Edit audio or video recordings	7
Determine pricing or monetary policies	7
Evaluate capabilities or training needs	6
Evaluate patient outcomes to determine effectiveness of treatments	6
Determine appropriate methods for data analysis	6
Evaluate performance of applicants, trainees, or employees	5
Assess skin or hair conditions	5
Determine causes of operational problems or failures	5
Authorize financial actions	5
Determine metal or plastic production methods	5
Determine appropriate locations for operations or installations	5
Determine production equipment settings	5
Choose optimal transportation routes or speeds	5
Apply new technologies to improve work processes	5
Implement financial decisions	5
Evaluate potential problems in home or work environments of clients	4
Assess individual or community needs for educational or social services	4
Evaluate skills of athletes or performers	4
Implement advertising or marketing initiatives	4
Select medical equipment for addressing patient needs	4
Establish business management methods	4
Assess patient work, living, or social environments	3
Authorize payments to settle legal disputes	3
Determine methods to minimize environmental impact of activities	3
Make decisions in legal cases	3
Rule on admissibility of legal proceedings	3
Diagnose neural or psychological disorders	3
Implement transportation changes to reduce environmental impact	3
Select equipment, materials, or supplies for cleaning or maintenance activities	3
Mix sound inputs	3
Evaluate current or prospective maintenance employees	2
Determine food production methods	2
Determine forestry techniques or methods	2
Determine construction project layouts	2
Diagnose dental conditions	2
Authorize construction activities	1