Make Human
Accountability Explicit
AI can draft it. Only you can own it. HAL ensures the people behind critical outputs are explicit, named and accountable before it leaves the room. No AI detection. No surveillance. Just the clear, human ownership that professional work has always required.
No IT setup. Works in Google Docs today.
AI is the best assistant you've ever had. It still needs someone to stand behind the work.
HAL doesn't slow down how you work. It makes clear that a thinking human was involved — and who.
When nobody owns it
AI makes it easier to produce polished outputs. HAL makes it clear who has actually reviewed, challenged and stands behind them.
Without HAL
- Good people produce work they can't fully stand behind
- It's unclear who actually thought about this and who didn't
- Boards and clients rely on outputs nobody fully owns
- AI filled the gaps. Nobody noticed. Nobody said so.
- When something goes wrong, the question nobody can answer is: who actually checked this?
With HAL
Every output has a person who genuinely stands behind it- Your team thinks more clearly because ownership is explicit
- The record exists because the thinking happened — not just the output
- Named people have read this, questioned it, and chosen to stand behind it
- If anyone ever asks, you can answer
Core Capabilities
A lightweight accountability layer that makes human ownership visible inside AI-assisted work.
Human-Framed
You wrote this. You thought about it. You're saying so explicitly, with your name on it.
Human-Reviewed
You didn't write it, but you read it properly. You challenged it. You're willing to put your name to it.
Accountability Summary
A clear record of who engaged with what before it went anywhere that matters.
How HAL Works
Install HAL
Add the HAL sidebar to Google Docs™. Takes under 30 seconds. No IT setup required.
Frame or review the work
As your team creates AI-assisted documents, recommendations or analysis, contributors identify the sections they authored, shaped or critically reviewed.
Generate an accountability summary
HAL produces a clear record showing who stands behind the critical assumptions, claims and recommendations in the final output. Ready if anyone ever needs to ask.
Where human accountability matters
For AI-assisted work where judgment, ownership and responsibility cannot be left unclear.
Financial Forecasting & Board Packs
Scenario
The CFO presents the numbers. But who interrogated the assumptions behind them? With AI in the mix, that question is harder to answer than it should be.
With HAL
The CFO enters the board meeting knowing exactly who stands behind what — and can say so with confidence.
Investment & Capital Allocation Decisions
Scenario
An investment memo built partly on AI-assisted analysis looks solid. But has anyone actually tested the assumptions, or just passed the document along?
With HAL
Each section is linked to the person who genuinely engaged with it. Decision-makers rely on outputs that someone actually stands behind.
Strategy, Executive Papers & AI-Assisted Ideas
Scenario
Teams use AI to shape strategic options, executive papers, market narratives and recommendations. The output may be persuasive — but it can be unclear who challenged the logic, refined the thinking or accepts responsibility for the conclusion.
With HAL
HAL makes human ownership visible across the document. Key claims, assumptions and recommendations are linked to named reviewers, ensuring AI supports human judgment rather than replacing it.
What HAL Does NOT Do
HAL does not detect AI
HAL does not try to determine whether content was written by AI or a human. In modern workflows, that distinction is becoming less useful and less possible. HAL focuses on the more important question: who stands behind the output?
HAL does not monitor employees
HAL is not a surveillance tool. It does not track keystrokes, behaviour or productivity. It gives people a way to proactively declare ownership — it is not a mechanism to monitor how they work.
HAL does not replace human judgment
HAL exists to reinforce human agency. It requires people to actively review, challenge and take ownership of critical outputs — thus making AI a support for thinking, not a substitute for it.
HAL does not make decisions
HAL does not approve, reject or score documents. It makes ownership visible so human decision-makers can rely on outputs they know have been genuinely reviewed.
Built for High-Trust
Environments
Give executives and non-executive directors confidence that board materials carry clear human ownership and reviewed assumptions, not just polished AI output.
Ensure forecasts, reports and board packs carry visible ownership of key assumptions, analysis and narrative before they reach decision-makers.
Make clear who stands behind the assumptions, risks and recommendations in strategic papers, investment memos and capital allocation decisions.
Create a clear record of review and ownership for high-risk documents where accountability matters and where questions may arise later.
As AI becomes embedded in business workflows, organisations need more than faster output. They need visible human judgment, clear ownership and evidence that critical work has been actively reviewed. HAL provides that accountability layer. For regulated or high-trust environments, this accountability record can also support audit, governance and human oversight requirements.
Pricing for governance-grade accountability
Designed for high-trust, high-risk workflows.
Independent professionals (lawyers, consultants, NEDs) who personally sign off on AI-assisted work
- Unlimited accountability tags
- Identity binding + timestamps
- Accountability summary
- Google Docs™ support (Word support coming soon)
Minimum 3 seats
Finance, legal, and strategy teams where accountability must be consistent across multiple contributors
- Everything in Solo
- Team accountability dashboard
- Named owner per document section
- Audit export (CSV and PDF)
- Admin seat management
3 × CHF 79 = CHF 237/mo
Custom — contact us.
- Everything in Team
- SSO + enterprise identity
- API access and system integrations
- Custom onboarding
- SLA and dedicated support
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is HAL for?
HAL is for teams and professionals using AI to create, review or rely on important work. This includes CFO teams, strategy teams, investment committees, legal teams, consultants, advisors and board members. HAL makes clear who reviewed, challenged and stands behind critical outputs.
Is HAL an AI detection tool?
No. HAL does not try to detect whether content was written by AI. That is increasingly unreliable and less relevant as human-AI workflows become blended. HAL focuses on the more important question: who stands behind the output?
Is HAL only for audit and compliance?
No. HAL can support audit, governance and regulatory oversight, but its broader purpose is to preserve human agency and accountability in AI-assisted work. It helps teams actively review, own and stand behind the documents, recommendations and decisions they produce.
Is HAL relevant for boards and executive teams?
Yes. Board and executive decisions increasingly rely on AI-assisted analysis, forecasts, summaries and recommendations. HAL gives decision-makers visibility over who owns the assumptions, analysis and conclusions in the materials they are asked to rely on.
Is HAL relevant under emerging AI regulation?
Yes. HAL can help organisations evidence human oversight, accountability and review of AI-assisted outputs, including under the EU AI Act. However, this is a consequence of what HAL does, not its primary purpose. Its core value is making human ownership explicit wherever AI supports important work.
Will HAL slow down how my team works?
No. HAL fits inside your existing workflow as a sidebar in Google Docs™ (and Word, coming soon). Tagging a section takes seconds. The value is not in the time it takes — it is in the ownership it makes explicit.
AI is in the room. Make sure a human is too.
HAL makes human ownership explicit in every critical output — from every person who should stand behind it.