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 119 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 effectiveness of educational programs	38
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
Calculate costs of goods or services	25
Select production equipment according to product specifications	24
Evaluate quality of materials or products	23
Select production input materials	20
Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health	17
Evaluate program effectiveness	15
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems	15
Evaluate utility of software or hardware technologies	14
Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems	14
Approve expenditures	14
Edit written materials	14
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects	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
Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production	12
Select materials or props	12
Select construction materials	12
Assess physical conditions of patients to aid in diagnosis or treatment	11
Determine the value of goods or services	11
Determine resource needs	11
Assess educational needs of students	10
Edit documents	10
Evaluate characteristics of individuals to determine needs or eligibility	9
Diagnose equipment malfunctions	9
Estimate materials requirements for projects	9
Develop organizational methods or procedures	9
Evaluate treatment options to guide medical decisions	8
Evaluate potential of products, technologies, or resources	8
Evaluate scholarly materials	8
Assess financial status of clients	8
Analyze data to determine project feasibility	8
Estimate costs of products, services, or materials	8
Determine operational procedures	8
Determine technical requirements of productions or projects	8
Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs	8
Select resources needed to accomplish tasks	8
Evaluate the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs	7
Assess the cost effectiveness of products, projects, or services	7
Evaluate new technologies or methods	7
Calculate shipping costs	7
Estimate costs of goods or services	7
Determine protocols for medical procedures	7
Identify information technology project resource requirements	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
Appraise property values	6
Evaluate project designs to determine adequacy or feasibility	6
Estimate costs or terms of sales	6
Determine appropriate methods for data analysis	6
Evaluate effectiveness of personnel policies or practices	5
Evaluate performance of applicants, trainees, or employees	5
Evaluate quality of plants or crops	5
Assess skin or hair conditions	5
Assess product or process usefulness	5
Assess database performance	5
Evaluate condition of properties	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
Estimate labor requirements	5
Estimate construction project labor requirements	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
Measure effectiveness of business strategies or practices	4
Evaluate training programs, instructors, or materials	4
Evaluate civic projects or public policies	4
Evaluate skills of athletes or performers	4
Estimate supplies, ingredients, or staff requirements for food preparation activities	4
Estimate material requirements for production	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
Evaluate log quality	3
Evaluate quality of food ingredients or prepared foods	3
Determine prices for menu items	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
Estimate cost or material requirements	3
Estimate time requirements for development or production projects	3
Implement transportation changes to reduce environmental impact	3
Select equipment, materials, or supplies for cleaning or maintenance activities	3
Mix sound inputs	3
Draft legislation or regulations	3
Evaluate current or prospective maintenance employees	2
Evaluate the characteristics of green technologies	2
Evaluate characteristics of products	2
Determine food production methods	2
Determine forestry techniques or methods	2
Determine construction project layouts	2
Diagnose dental conditions	2
Calculate requirements for equipment installation or repair projects	2
Authorize construction activities	1
Estimate labor or resource requirements for forestry, fishing, or agricultural operations	1