Autonomy is useful only when the outputs are governable: reviewable, auditable, and safe to adopt.
Guardrails, review, and governance.
Orchestration vs governed outputs.
Where governance shows up in the product direction.
Governance depends on explicit acceptance criteria.
What guardrails look like when outcomes matter.
If a workflow doesn’t include explicit review gates, you’re building a demo — not something a team can safely rely on.