DeepMind proposes AI should occasionally assign humans busywork to prevent skill atrophy

Google DeepMind researchers proposed a framework for "intelligent AI delegation" that recommends deliberately building inefficiencies into AI systems. The system should occasionally assign tasks to humans that AI could handle alone, so people retain the expertise to intervene in critical situations. The paper addresses the "paradox of automation": as AI handles more decisions, human supervisors lose the experience needed to step in when systems fail. The framework covers authority, responsibility, and accountability transfers between humans and AI agents.

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