# hands (2-hands.app)

People use 'hands' to talk about the parts of the body at the end of the arms. They also use it to mean help, as in 'lend a hand,' or control, as in 'get your hands on something.'

## What a model may hear
- Hands, the poker hand evaluator (poker software, game AI): Rank card combinations, calculate odds, or fold based on hand strength
- Hands, the tracking data (computer vision, VR/AR): Detect hand position, gestures, or finger poses from camera or sensor input
- Hands, the manual steps (DevOps, deployment scripts): Require human intervention instead of automation
- Hands, the unit of labor (project management, workforce planning): Count workers needed or assign tasks to individuals

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "I need two hands on this"
  Means: I need help from another person
  May be taken as: The model may think you want two instances running or two workers assigned in a system
  Say instead: "I need another person to help me with this task"
- Says: "Keep your hands off my data"
  Means: Do not touch or access my information
  May be taken as: The model may interpret this as a request to disable hand tracking or gesture controls
  Say instead: "Do not access or modify my data without permission"
- Says: "It is in good hands now"
  Means: Someone capable is taking care of it
  May be taken as: The model may think control has been transferred to a specific system or user role named 'hands'
  Say instead: "A capable person or team is now responsible for it"

## Tips
- Say 'human hands' if you mean physical hands, not help or workers
- Say 'manual review' or 'human approval' instead of 'hands on' to avoid automation confusion
- Specify 'card hands' or 'poker hands' when talking about games
- Use 'hand tracking' or 'gesture control' for the technology, not just 'hands'
- Say 'workforce' or 'staff' instead of 'hands' when counting people

## Often confused with
- hand: singular often means a specific person or a card deal, not help in general
- fingers: more specific to digits, less likely to mean labor or help
- gloves: protective wear, not used for help or control
- touch: overlaps with physical contact but not with workforce or poker meanings
- manual: shares the 'by hand' meaning but is clearer about human effort versus automated