Principlev1PR-1152
Form your own judgment before consulting AI systems, then…
Form your own judgment before consulting AI systems, then compare rather than defer, because maintaining independent assessment as a non-negotiable baseline prevents automation complacency and preserves epistemic authority.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Humans exhibit automation complacency — reducing monitoring… (automation complacency), You can design your own cognitive processes rather… (design your cognitive processes), and No external entity has more right to direct your thinking… (self-authority over thinking). Prescribes sequence of cognitive operations. General principle for human-AI collaboration.