Human Substitution Index — Operational test: Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates human substitution index in practice.
Operational test "Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates human substitution index in practice." for Human Substitution Index in the Measures & indicators glossary category.
Operational test
Teams can point to a concrete example that demonstrates human substitution index in practice.
Use this test to validate operational readiness.
Pair this test with the minimum evidence criteria to capture both qualitative and quantitative signals.
- Evidence artifact: Artifact documenting how Human Substitution Index is expected, enforced, or governed.
- Behavior signal: Observed behavior showing Human Substitution Index in practice during real use or drills.
- Metric signal: Metric tracked to monitor Human Substitution Index performance over time.
A measure of how often humans must step in to compensate for system shortcomings—manual reviews, ad-hoc patches, or empathy work. A rising index exposes heroism-dependent systems and motivates investment in graceful degradation . Targets & breach behavior. Measurement window: weekly median; monthly review. Target / floor / ceiling: target ≤ 5% of cases, floor 10%, ceiling 20%. Owner: Traceable Ownership (must have). Breach action: expand graceful degradation , add staffing, or pause automation in the affected class. Public surface: receipt + time transparency that flags human review and decision artifact .
G. Measures & indicators. Metrics that track moral performance across systems.
Ethotechnics uses Human Substitution Index to extend the g. measures & indicators vocabulary and connect governance, design, and policy teams.