# Decision Automation > **Machine-Evolution Nexus:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] places automated decisions inside the objectives and environments that select which systems persist. ## Definition **Decision automation** delegates classification, recommendation, allocation or enforcement to computational processes. ## Rights Context Automation does not move accountability into the machine. Affected subjects require notice, contestability, provenance and a responsible institutional counterparty. ## Relationships [[wiki/Computational Governance|Computational Governance]], [[wiki/AI Governance|AI Governance]], [[wiki/Objective Function|Objective Function]], [[wiki/Appeals Mechanisms|Appeals Mechanisms]]