1. Automation — PPT holds
AI executes well-specified tasks with little discretion. Humans remain accountable. PPT works adequately in this mode.
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Why PPT No Longer Works for Agentic AI
People-Process-Technology (PPT) was designed for human-led work. When AI systems can plan, act, and adapt autonomously, the assumption that only humans exercise agency breaks down. APIG provides a stronger framework.
Three Modes of AI Deployment
2. Augmentation — PPT stretches
AI assists human judgment through recommendations and forecasts. Cognition becomes distributed. PPT can be stretched but starts to obscure the true dynamics.
3. Delegation / Agentic AI — PPT breaks
AI pursues goals, plans actions, and adapts autonomously. Agency is no longer monopolised by humans. PPT's categories fail entirely in this mode.
The APIG Framework: Four Pillars
Actors
Recognises that AI systems are actors with agency, not merely tools. Design accountability structures that reflect distributed agency across humans, AI agents, and organisational networks.
Practices
Focuses on how work actually unfolds — the routines, judgments, and improvisations that constitute organisational life. AI changes practices, not just processes.
Infrastructure
The platforms, data pipelines, APIs, and computational substrate that enable AI capabilities. Infrastructure shapes what AI can and cannot do — it is a strategic variable, not a commodity.
Governance
Accountability, risk management, oversight, and ethics — not as constraints bolted on afterwards, but as constitutive elements of every AI deployment decision.
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