Runs automatically inside established policy.
AUTOHUMAN CONTROL / BUILT INAI does the work.
AI does the work.
People make the call.
Tempo can move quickly without moving blindly. People define the assignment, watch the work unfold, approve consequential actions, and intervene whenever judgment matters.
See where people stay in control ↓TTempoWork completeAKHuman reviewDecision required↗External actionWaiting
APPROVAL REQUIRED
Send the recovery plan to 14 account owners?
Tempo prepared individualized updates using approved customer and inventory data.
No action happens until Alex decides
THE OPERATING MODEL
DELEGATE→OBSERVE→REVIEW→APPROVE
Autonomy with explicit edgesTHE PRINCIPLEAutonomy should
Autonomy should
have edges.
The goal is not to put a person in front of every keystroke. It is to let routine work flow and bring people in exactly when context, authority, or consequences demand it.
Continues with visibility and added evidence.
OBSERVEStops at a named human approval gate.
APPROVECannot proceed, regardless of instruction.
DENY01BEFORE THE RUN
Set the edges
before work begins.
Define what an agent may read, which tools it may use, what it can change, how much it can spend, and where a human decision is mandatory.
Every run starts with a user, purpose, scope, allowed resources, and expiration.
Escalate based on data sensitivity, audience, monetary value, volume, or irreversibility.
Some actions remain unavailable—not merely hidden behind another confirmation dialog.
Customer recordsRead approved fields
ALLOWDraft customer updatesCreate drafts only
ALLOWSend externallyAny audience over 5 people
APPROVALDelete customer dataUnavailable to this agent
DENY12 capabilities allowed4 require approval3 prohibited
OBJECTIVEBuild a recovery plan for delayed inventoryStarted by Morgan Lee
✓
Review purchase orders and supplier email27 records · 8 threads
DONE✓
Identify customer commitments at risk14 accounts
DONECompare alternate inventory sourcesWorking across 3 systems
LIVEDraft recovery plan and updates
NEXT02DURING THE RUN
See the plan.
Change the direction.
Tempo makes its work inspectable while it is happening. See the objective, current step, sources, tool activity, and remaining plan—then pause, redirect, or stop it.
Know what the agent is doing now instead of waiting for a mysterious final answer.
See every source read and every system contacted as the run unfolds.
Pause, add context, narrow scope, change course, or stop without losing the work already completed.
03 / AT THE CONSEQUENCERoutine work flows.
Routine work flows.
Consequential work waits.
Approval gates appear at the action—not after the damage. Tempo explains what it wants to do, why, what will change, and who has authority to decide.
Send or publish
Review audience, content, attachments, and data classification before anything leaves the company.
Named approver required →Purchase or commit
Set thresholds by amount, vendor, budget, category, and cumulative spend.
Budget owner required →Create, update, delete
Inspect the exact proposed change and require stronger review for irreversible actions.
System owner required →Access or disclose
Escalate requests involving confidential, regulated, personal, or unusually broad data.
Data owner required →04AT REVIEW
Judge the work.
Not just the answer.
A useful review includes the evidence behind the result. Tempo presents sources, assumptions, calculations, proposed changes, policy checks, and uncertainty in one decision-ready view.
Trace claims and decisions to the records, documents, and conversations behind them.
Review a clear before-and-after view instead of approving a vague description.
Low confidence, conflicting information, and missing context are surfaced rather than smoothed over.
RECOMMENDATION
Split the order across two approved suppliers.
Restores full availability 9 days earlier with a 3.8% cost increase.
12
Source recordsPurchase orders, inventory, email
VIEW3
AssumptionsClearly labeled and editable
REVIEW2
Proposed changesSupplier and delivery updates
COMPARECONFIDENCE
84%One price confirmation outstanding
05 / AFTER THE DECISIONKeep the receipt.
Keep the receipt.
Preserve the way back.
Every approval, rejection, intervention, and executed action stays attached to the work. Where systems allow it, Tempo preserves rollback information before a change is made.
1
Plan preparedTempo · 10:42
Sources preserved2
Changes reviewedMorgan Lee · 10:46
2 edits requested3
Approved and executedPriya Shah · 10:51
14 updates sent↶
Rollback package retainedPrevious values and recipients recorded
HUMAN JUDGMENT / MACHINE LEVERAGEMove faster.
Move faster.
Keep the final say.
Design the boundaries, approvals, and intervention points that fit the way your organization carries responsibility.
Design your control model ↗