JAY SETHI · AI WORKFLOW STRATEGY
SELECTED WORK · GOVERNED AI

01 · Positioning

I design the operating systems around AI.

The workflows, evidence, controls and human decisions that turn model capability into a service a team can actually use.

A governed activation workflow for a regional insurer.

Product strategyService designGovernanceInformation architectureAI prototyping

02 · The reframe

The request was “more variants.” The real problem was controlled decisions.

Prompt-centric framing

  • Every ad starts from scratch
  • Claims live inside prose
  • Review arrives at the end
  • Output count looks like progress
→

Operating-model framing

  • Reusable brief and claim context
  • Locked facts; flexible expression
  • Human gates at decision points
  • Accepted packages define value

Generation speed matters only if strategy, evidence and approval can absorb the output.

03 · The system

A repeatable path from brief to reviewable activation.

Select a stage to see what the workflow carries forward.

Structured brief

Settles the audience, funnel stage, product/state context, placement and messaging territory before generation expands.

04 · Information architecture

Four kinds of authority. None can impersonate another.

A / STRATEGY

Is it appropriate?

The brief and messaging territory establish where the work should go.

B / EVIDENCE

Is it supportable?

Claims, citations, restrictions and applicability establish what may be said.

C / CREATIVE

Does it work?

Hooks, transitions and executions require human creative judgment.

D / APPROVAL

Is this accepted?

An authorized person accepts the exact version for a defined use.

The model can propose. The system constrains. Authorized humans decide.

05 · What I built

Not a prompt library. An executable service foundation.

01

Strategy layer

Messaging matrix, literal catalog and analysis kept direction separate from authority.

02

Claims layer

A seeded registry and draft bundles modeled wording, evidence, use and restrictions.

03

Assembly layer

Packet retrieval and structured copy scaffolds connected source fields to drafts.

04

Validation layer

Python checks, schemas and stable failure codes made narrow rules testable.

05

Human review layer

Four gates covered brief readiness, messaging, line-level copy and final assets.

06

Operating layer

Sprint templates, governance, reusable skills and evaluation records defined the handoffs.

06 · Evidence-led validation

I turn uncertainty into engineering decisions.

4 / 4Supplied dry-run fixtures reproduced their expected outcomes.
10 / 10Starter golden cases reproduced five intended passes and five intended failures.
19Targeted probes mapped control boundaries and exposed edge conditions early.
1Repeatability risk surfaced early and became an explicit hardening requirement.

The result: a working foundation, a defensible evidence trail and a concrete path from prototype to dependable operation.

07 · Bounded-agent roadmap

Make the workflow authoritative. Keep the model bounded.

Model may

  • Propose angles
  • Draft flexible blocks
  • Explain failures
  • Prepare handoffs

Deterministic control kernel

  • Evaluate claim eligibility
  • Insert locked content
  • Enforce schemas and dependencies
  • Own states, versions and retry rules
  • Bind decisions to exact artifacts

Model may not

  • Edit claim authority
  • Approve its own work
  • Override escalation
  • Publish or traffic ads
Humans retain strategy, legal, creative and final-asset decisions.

08 · Commercial thinking

Optimize for accepted throughput, not generated volume.

PRIMARY UNIT

Cost per accepted asset = attributable labor + tools + production + QA + rework + setup allocation ÷ accepted assets

First-pass technical acceptance
First-pass human acceptance
Review minutes per package
Rework by failure class
Evidence completeness
Changes after approval

The commercial offer is a controlled production service with explicit scope, traceable decisions and accepted outputs—not “unlimited AI ads.”

09 · Why hire me

I connect strategy, systems and proof.

For product teams

I turn ambiguous AI opportunities into explicit workflows, contracts and evidence gates.

For agencies

I design repeatable services that protect judgment while reducing coordination overhead.

For AI builders

I bridge prototypes and dependable operations through schemas, states, controls and evaluation.

My pattern: identify the real constraint, make the information model explicit, build the smallest testable system, then define what evidence earns the right to scale.