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IAQ Lexicon
Asymmetric Override Cost
If approval is one click and rejection is three screens, the workflow has already expressed a preference.
The decision bias created when accepting a default recommendation is substantially easier than rejecting or overriding it. Asymmetric Override Cost allows a system to preserve nominal freedom of disagreement while procedural effort, documentation, escalation, or social cost systematically favors acceptance.
Examples
- one-click AI approval versus written override justification
- manager sign-off required only for disagreement
- extra documentation for rejecting automated recommendations
Related Concepts
First Appeared In
When Does Human Approval Become a Formality Rather Than a Decision?
Origin
Added from the IAQ AI judgment, expertise, work, and accountability question chain (IDs 6894–6912).