The 4Responsible.AI taxonomy organizes the human capabilities required to work with AI responsibly — mapping each skill to the principles that govern it: Propel, Protect, Preserve, and Bound — and sequencing them along a progression from understanding to governance.
SRC-4R-01Each skill belongs to the principle that governs it under 4Responsible.AI Standard 1.0:
| 4R Principle | Skills governed | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Propel | Generative Learning · Prompt Craft · AI-Assisted Creation · Cognitive Lean Loop | Building capability and velocity with AI as a co-worker |
| Protect | Human Agency · Critical Evaluation · Delegation Judgment · PACE | Keeping humans accountable and in command of decisions |
| Preserve | Human Skill Encoding · Atrophy Awareness · Deep-Practice Habits · Generative Coevolution | Preventing skill decay as AI takes over routine work |
| Bound | Responsible-Use Knowledge · Agentic Delegation Process · PIAF · Human Coding / CODE | Setting limits, verification, and governance on AI use |
Skill names align with the Standard 1.0 components in the 4Responsible.AI Knowledge Graph.
Skills deepen along a developmental arc — from literacy to governance — mirroring the Understand → Apply → Create progression of external AI-literacy frameworks:
| Level | What the worker can do | Primary 4R principle |
|---|---|---|
| Understand | Explain what AI can and cannot do; recognize risk, bias, and data sensitivity | Bound |
| Apply | Use AI tools productively with verification and delegation judgment | Propel / Protect |
| Create | Design AI-assisted workflows, encode human skills, and coach others | Propel / Preserve |
| Govern | Set delegation limits, measure atrophy risk, and steward coevolution | Preserve / Bound |