# Determine the appropriate level of human involvement in AI decisions

- **Record type**: Obligation
- **Instrument**: Model AI Governance Framework (Second Edition) and Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI
- **Jurisdiction**: Singapore
- **Category**: human_oversight
- **Binding**: No
- **Provision**: Second edition, Part on human involvement in AI-augmented decision-making

## In brief

Determine the appropriate level of human involvement in AI decisions is a voluntary measure under the Singapore Model AI Governance Framework in Singapore (Second edition, Part on human involvement in AI-augmented decision-making). Using a risk-impact matrix (probability and severity of harm), organisations choose human-in-the-loop, human-over-the-loop or human-out-of-the-loop designs and document the rationale.

## What the duty requires

Using a risk-impact matrix (probability and severity of harm), organisations choose human-in-the-loop, human-over-the-loop or human-out-of-the-loop designs and document the rationale.

## What an organisation does about it

Record the human-involvement choice and rationale for each AI decision point.

## Controls that meet this duty

- AI risk assessment and lifecycle risk register (supports): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/ai-risk-assessment
- Human oversight design and override procedure (satisfies): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/human-oversight-and-override

## Parent instrument

- Model AI Governance Framework (Second Edition) and Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/singapore-model-ai-governance-framework
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/singapore-model-ai-governance-framework.md

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-OBL-0055 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0055; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/singapore-mgf-human-involvement
- **Official source**: https://www.pdpc.gov.sg/help-and-resources/2020/01/model-ai-governance-framework
- **Provision**: Second edition, Part on human involvement in AI-augmented decision-making
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Determine the appropriate level of human involvement in AI decisions (Singapore Model AI Governance Framework)" [AIPT-OBL-0055, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0055 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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