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Augmented Intelligence

Definition

An AI design philosophy that emphasises using machine intelligence to amplify human capabilities rather than replace them. Augmented intelligence reframes the AI narrative from displacement to empowerment, which is often more acceptable to employees and regulators.

Related Terms

Human-AI Collaboration

Workflows and system designs that combine the strengths of human judgement, creativity, and contextual understanding with AI's speed, pattern recognition, and data-processing capacity. Effective human-AI collaboration typically outperforms either humans or AI working alone.

Decision Intelligence

An applied discipline that combines data science, social science, and managerial science to improve the quality of organisational decision-making through AI and analytical tools. Decision intelligence focuses on the full decision process—framing, modelling, intervention, and learning—not just prediction.

AI-First

An organisational philosophy where AI capabilities are considered from the outset when designing products, processes, and business models, rather than applied as an afterthought. AI-first organisations embed machine intelligence into their core value proposition.

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