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Ten Questions Worth Asking Before You Approve AI

AI agents now act inside the business, not just advise it. Before one goes live, get these ten answers. Here is how Instant answers each.

“Boards shouldn't just approve AI projects. They should approve the governance behind them.”

Inspired by a governance framework shared by Keith R. Worfolk.

Value

  1. What business outcome will this agent deliver?

    Instant's Answer

    Every Instant solution starts from outcomes you already measure, tracked on a scorecard your leadership reviews.

  2. Is an agent the right tool, or would visibility be enough?

    Instant's Answer

    Instant starts with See. Agents take on work only where the numbers show they should.

  3. How will we know it is working?

    Instant's Answer

    Results are measured against the targets and thresholds you set, in the same live view your team already uses.

Ownership

  1. Who is accountable for what the agent decides and does?

    Instant's Answer

    Every decision area has a named owner, and anything above a threshold goes to that person for approval.

  2. Who can pause it or roll back what it did?

    Instant's Answer

    The owners you name can pause or narrow an agent at any time, and its changes are reversible within policy.

Data And Systems

  1. Which systems can the agent reach?

    Instant's Answer

    Only the systems and measures its role allows. Access follows the permissions you define.

  2. How are its memory, permissions and sensitive data handled?

    Instant's Answer

    Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, isolated by organization, function and sensitivity, and kept under your governance.

Risk And Governance

  1. Does it have only the access it needs?

    Instant's Answer

    Role-based permissions go down to the individual measure, so an agent sees and touches no more than its job requires.

  2. Does it fit our existing risk and assurance framework?

    Instant's Answer

    Your security protocols stay in force, and every action is logged with its reasoning for your auditors.

Emergency Controls

  1. Can we stop it immediately, and has that been tested?

    Instant's Answer

    Any agent can be paused at once by the people you name. Pausing one is part of every walkthrough, so you see it work before you rely on it.

See The Answers On Your Own Systems

We will walk your team through each of these questions on a sample built for your industry.

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