A few weeks ago, while developing a system for designing presentations with artificial intelligence, I encountered a problem that initially appeared too small to deserve much attention.

An AI presentation tool had added a short explanatory section to a slide. The addition was coherent, visually appropriate, and consistent with the general subject. Under ordinary circumstances, it might have been considered an improvement.

But I had not asked for it.

The presentation concerned the possibility of introducing a four-day workweek. Its purpose was exploratory: to organize the questions management needed to consider, without recommending a decision or presenting unsupported conclusions. The additional section introduced an interpretation that had not been approved in the preceding design process.

The problem was not whether the sentence sounded reasonable.…