Manual override
When the AI is about to act, give people a clear, low-friction way to override it, visible at the moment it matters, with enough buffer before the next action. Overriding should leave things in a state they understand, with any partial work clearly marked.
Relevant principles
What the research says
Users trust automation more when they can override it, and the trust boost holds even when they never actually use the override. Trust and reliance are consistently higher when the user keeps control. 1
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