What would make a workflow comparison fair?
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Hypothetical comparison: give two AI-assisted workflows the same short task, the same source notes and one review criterion, such as “best support for human checking”. One workflow could optimise for polish, producing a tidy final draft with confident phrasing and fewer visible steps. The other could optimise for verification, showing extracted notes, assumptions and where a person should confirm wording. The polished version may read better at first glance, but the verification-first version may fit collaboration better because a reviewer can trace decisions faster and spot weak joins before approval. A fair test would keep the prompt, notes, time limit and reviewer identical, then score only against the chosen criterion. Which criterion would you pick: stronger finish or easier human verification?