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Human–AI collaboration

The contribution of a human–AI team depends on the task and how capabilities are combined. Collaboration does not guarantee outperforming the best individual contributor. How disagreement and binding decisions are organized also matters.

Updated: 19 September 2026

Empirical evidence

Hypothetical example

A person and several AI agents vote on an option, while a separate policy specifies whether the result is binding.

Illustrative example

Important distinction

In Hu et al., the voting rule remains constant across conditions; the study is not a causal test of different authority rules.

Question for managers

Human–AI collaboration

Hypothetical example

Important distinction

How should disagreement become a binding organizational decision?