Failures, retries, and human handoff

Methods to understand

Distinguish automatically recoverable failures from decisions requiring a person. Bound retries by time and count. When the result is unknown, read actual state first. A handoff should include completed steps, existing evidence, and the next action.

Apply the method to a scenario

Goal: complete a clearly scoped work task using AI.
Input: public, task-relevant material.
Acceptance: verifiable results and explicitly marked unknowns.

Practice task

Choose a case related to your work and practice "Failures, retries, and human handoff". Submit inputs, steps, results, and verification records.

• Explain the task goal and inputs
• Provide actual results or runnable deliverables
• Identify errors, limits, and verification evidence