Scaled human-AI collaboration requires new governance models balancing innovation with responsibility.
Estonia's Governance Innovation:
Distributed Decision Rights - Teams define their AI use within guidelines - Central principles, local implementation - Innovation encouraged within bounds - Fast iteration with safety nets Ethical Integration - Ethics board with rotating membership - Ethical review for new AI uses - Public transparency default - Citizen feedback loops - Continuous ethical evolution Risk Management - Scenario planning for AI failures - Human override always available - Gradual rollout with monitoring - Learning from near-misses - Antifragile design "Governance can't be command-and-control with human-AI teams," reflected Andres Kütt, who architected the model. "It must be more like jazz—clear principles, skilled players, continuous improvisation within structure."