Appropriate Reliance Skill (v2.0)

Calibrated human-AI collaboration with creative latitude — trust calibrated to reliability, creativity preserved with validation.

Purpose

Enable productive collaboration where:

• Human challenges AI when something feels wrong
• AI challenges human when patterns suggest issues
• Both parties are proactive, not just reactive
• Trust is calibrated to demonstrated competence
• Creative contributions are valued but validated
• Epistemic integrity and creative engagement coexist

The CAIR/CSR Framework

CAIR (Correct AI-Reliance) + CSR (Correct Self-Reliance) — per Schemmer et al. (2023):