Decisive AI · Accountability
Judgment Line
The Judgment Line is the explicit boundary where AI may inform or draft but cannot own the call. It sits above tier labels (Delegate / Augment / Reserve) and below culture: if the line is unmarked, teams default to the Four Surrenders.
Why it matters
Vol. 5 and the Judgment Line podcast arc name a gap no standalone essay fills yet. This hub gives crawlers and newsletters a stable URL while longer explainers live in the book and related essays.
Signals
- Dashboards drive meetings but no one states which decisions are human-owned.
- Post-incident reviews debate the model, not the line the team crossed.
- Executives want “human in the loop” without defining where the loop closes.