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Instruction Theory examines when AI should ask a human

Atlas Support’s Economic Research team introduces a theory draft on what people should specify before delegating work to AI and which decisions they should retain.

Instruction Theory: Complete and Incomplete Instructions and the Boundary Between Humans and AI

An instruction is complete when the interpretations consistent with it and the shared context lead to the same set of actions in each situation. Even when interpretations differ, an action that is optimal for all of them can allow the AI to proceed without clarification.