Observability Before Autonomy
Category: AI & Automation Principles
Principle Intent
Before granting AI systems autonomous action, ensure humans can observe what the system is doing, why, and what outcomes it is producing. You cannot govern what you cannot see.
How to Apply This Principle
This principle is part of the Entrowise Principles Library and is used in the PPA Method to diagnose recurring delivery problems and develop principle-aligned actions. When this principle is violated, delivery teams often experience recurring symptoms that resist solution because the root cause—the violated principle—is never addressed directly.