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Why Human Review Requires Authority, Context and Time

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From RN Collins, selected work

The article, the sources and the image credits behind this post, each linked to the original.

The articleRead RN's full article in The Polymath polymath-rn-collins.beehiiv.com

Research cited

  1. GAO-21-519SP, Artificial Intelligence: An Accountability Framework for Federal Agencies and Other Entities, June 2021 gao.gov
  2. NIST AI 100-1, AI Risk Management Framework 1.0, January 2023 nvlpubs.nist.gov

Other sources

  1. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), Article 14, Human oversight, as reproduced by the European Commission AI Act Service Desk ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu
  2. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 26, Obligations of deployers, same reproduction ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu
  3. European Commission, Navigating the AI Act (FAQ), last update 7 August 2026 digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
  4. NIST AI RMF Playbook (Govern, Map, Measure, Manage pages) airc.nist.gov
  5. NTSB, Implement Safety Management Systems in Aviation ntsb.gov
  6. AHRQ PSNet, High Reliability primer psnet.ahrq.gov
  7. Digital Omnibus on AI, entry into force and new application dates (secondary: National Law Review) natlawreview.com

Images, slide by slide

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Illustrative photo: an open-plan office of empty cubicles at the Oregon Department of Transportation, photographed in March 2020 when many staff were teleworking, with a monitor and keyboard at the nearest deskPhoto: Oregon Dept. of TransportationPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: a self-inking stamp lying on a fictional Czech application form beside a passport coverPhoto: Petr NovákPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: bound volumes of the Official Journal of the European Union (2004, L series) on a shelf at the Law and Europa Library, University of EdinburghPhoto: PigranellePhoto record
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Illustrative photo: a red mushroom-head emergency stop button on a yellow base, mounted on a piece of machineryPhoto: BisoPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: steel shelving stacked with archive boxes of paper records at the Federal Records Center in Franconia, Virginia, photographed in 1959Source: U.S. National ArchivesPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the wall clock above the doorway in a courtroom at the David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Miami, set in a carved stone lintel, photographed by Carol M. Highsmith in 2007Photo: Carol M. HighsmithPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the Berlaymont building in Brussels, seat of the European Commission, seen from the Schuman side with a European Commission banner on its towerPhoto: EmDeePhoto record
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Illustrative photo: a keyed switch marked Sonderfahrt (special operation) on the inside control panel of a lift in GermanyPhoto: Daniel 1992Photo record
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Illustrative photo: a closed, grilled cashier window in the lobby of the Charles Mix County courthouse in Lake Andes, South Dakota, with an empty wooden chair beside itPhoto: AmmodramusPhoto record
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The Berlaymont building in Brussels, seat of the European Commission, seen from a corner with the European Commission banner on its towerPhoto: Daniel from GlasgowPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: an old LM Ericsson punch clock (time recorder) mounted on a wall at the Lysekil Work Center in SwedenPhoto: W.carterPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: a clipboard lying on a wooden table with a sheet holding a placeholder list of stepsPhoto: RyanT27Photo record
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Illustrative photo: a wooden suggestion box mounted on a plank wall at Pinewoods Camp, below a National Register of Historic Places plaquePhoto: ArnoldReinholdPhoto record

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