The issue of not being able to access the adequacy of a decision until long *after* the decision was made is equally present for people. Having a human making the decision does change anything with regards to this challenge. Humans have no special powers in this area. If at the time the decision is generated (by an algorithm), a human can object to the long-term viability of the decision, and if this objection is well-reasoned; then the algorithm must be modified to immediately take this into account. Automation doesn't preclude keeping human intelligence around to adjust or improve the automation itself. Furthermore , if the decision is automated, it is possible *after the fact* to modify the logic so that the same mistake isn't made again. This property is in sharp contrast with employees who may or may not comply, who may or may not learn from the mistake, or who may arrive fresh and ignorant due to turnover. Joannes

In order to mechanize the decision-making processes, there is no alternative, but to "map each one piece by piece into the algorithm" as you very correctly suggest. This is one of the core responsibilities of the Supply Chain Scientists at Lokad. Cheers, Joannes