Vicki Wu

The 70/30 DNA™ Starter Check | 5-Minute Human Authority Audit

Take the 5-minute 70/30 DNA™ Starter Check by Vicki Wu. A rapid audit to determine if human judgment or machine execution dominates your key decisions.

As artificial intelligence takes on more execution, the risk of human judgment becoming passive increases. This fast, repeatable snapshot determines whether human authority (70%) or machine execution (30%) dominates your key decisions.

How to Use This Audit

1. Select one current, high-impact decision area where AI or automation is deployed.

2. Have one person read the items aloud while the decision owner answers honestly.

3. Score each answer: Yes = 2 | Partial = 1 | No = 0

The 10-Point Governance Check

1. Decision Clarity For a current, high‑impact decision area, is there a named human owner who has explicit final authority? (Score: ___ )

2. Boundary Defined Is there a documented rule that distinguishes routine execution (automated) from judgment points requiring human review? (Score: ___ )

3. Escalation & Veto Can the named human owner veto or alter machine output at any time without operational friction? (Score: ___ )

4. Testability Is there a short test or demo (trial) that allows stakeholders to review machine outputs versus human judgment within one week? (Score: ___ )

5. Observability & Audit Are machine decisions and data inputs logged and easily auditable by the human owner? (Score: ___ )

6. Capability Readiness Does the human owner have documented training and decision criteria to act under pressure, rather than merely holding a job title? (Score: ___ )

7. Consequence Ownership Are financial and reputational consequences of machine actions explicitly tied to named human accountability in governance documents? (Score: __ )

8. Feedback Loop Is there a rapid feedback loop where machine errors or edge cases are reviewed and used to update policy within a defined timeframe (e.g., 48–72 hrs)? (Score: ___ )

9. Risk Stop Rule Is there a clearly defined “stop/hold” rule that humans can trigger when outcomes deviate from acceptable thresholds? (Score: ___ )

10. Human Presence Check Do regular leadership meetings include one agenda item that reviews recent machine decisions, surprises, or near‑misses?
(Score: ___ )

Total Score: ___ / 20

Scoring Guidance & Next Steps

  • 14–20: Healthy Human Hold Your governance boundary is active. Maintain these practices and audit periodically.
  • 8–13: Attention Needed (Vulnerable) Human authority is at risk of drifting. Run a 15‑minute exercise for one pilot decision now to clarify boundaries.
  • 0–7: High Risk of Drift Machine capability has likely outpaced human decision custody. Pause new automation and conduct an immediate governance review and remediation.

The 70/30 DNA™ Boundary
70% Human Wisdom | 30% AI Support | 100% Human Authority

AI can support execution.
Human judgment must remain active.
Authority remains human.

(The 70/30 DNA™ Starter Check assessment questions and scoring structures are original authored programme materials created by Vicki Wu. Public use of the underlying principle does not grant permission to reproduce, white-label, or sell this assessment without authorisation.)