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Set a rule for a human check before anything ships

Once AI starts handling more of the day to day work, it's easy to slip into letting its output go straight out the door without anyone reading it first. I hold this line without exception in my own work, since the cost of one skipped read-through is never worth the minute or two it would have taken. Set a simple, non-negotiable rule that anything reaching a client, a vendor, or anyone outside the team gets a human read-through before it's sent, no exceptions for being in a hurry. This single rule catches the majority of embarrassing mistakes before they become a real problem, and it costs only a minute or two of someone's attention. Make the rule visible and repeat it often enough that it becomes second nature rather than something people forget when they're rushing to finish the day. A clear checkpoint like this is what lets a team move fast without moving recklessly.

Try this today: write one simple rule that anything AI-drafted going outside the company needs a human read-through first, and post it where your team will actually see it daily.

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