Classify a task by how much you hand over: Automation, Augmentation, or Agency.

Challenge

1. Challenge 01

   Take three tasks from your week and place each in one mode — Automation (AI does it end-to-end), Augmentation (AI helps, you stay in the loop), or Agency (AI acts on your behalf across steps). Defend each placement in one sentence.

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2. Challenge 02

   Now find a task that is the WRONG fit for full automation and say what breaks if you hand it over completely.

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3. Challenge 03

   You have a task: researching a controversy, gathering multiple viewpoints, and writing a balanced summary for your debate team. Which mode applies? Defend why at least one of the other two would fail.

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4. Challenge 04

   A friend wants AI to handle their entire group project — research, outline, slides, script. Identify which mode they're describing and explain one concrete problem with that approach.

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5. Challenge 05

   Take a task you do regularly and describe it in two modes — once as Augmentation, once as Agency. What is one thing you'd lose if you switched from the first to the second?

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6. Challenge 06

   When Automation is the RIGHT choice, speed and cost drop but oversight vanishes. Name a task where you'd accept that trade-off and explain the stakes if something goes wrong.

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7. Challenge 07

   You're designing a tool for your school to help students check grammar in essays. Which mode should the tool operate in to keep learning intact — Automation, Augmentation, or Agency? Defend your choice.

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8. Challenge 08

   Describe a task where Augmentation is the current mode and you're tempted to slide it toward Automation. What makes you hesitate, and would you do it?

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