diff --git a/src/components/collection-confirm/items-table-ai.test.tsx b/src/components/collection-confirm/items-table-ai.test.tsx
index 0458a28..b2d642f 100644
--- a/src/components/collection-confirm/items-table-ai.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/collection-confirm/items-table-ai.test.tsx
@@ -28,21 +28,30 @@ describe("ItemsTable AI layer", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText(/add to pos/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  it("shows only the POS column (no AI column, no AI min-width) when no row has ai_check", () => {
+  it("keeps the original six columns and shows POS status under the description when no row has ai_check", () => {
     const { container } = render(
       <ItemsTable rows={[{ ...plain, in_pos: false }]} onCostChange={noop} onSkuChange={noop} onAddToPos={noop} />,
     );
     const headers = screen.getAllByRole("columnheader").map((h) => h.textContent);
-    expect(headers).toEqual(["SKU", "Description", "Ord", "Coll", "Cost", "Surplus", "POS"]);
-    expect(container.querySelector("table")?.className).not.toContain("min-w-[860px]");
-    expect(container.querySelectorAll("col")).toHaveLength(7);
-    expect(screen.getByText(/tap the pencil/i).closest("td")).toHaveAttribute("colspan", "7");
+    expect(headers).toEqual(["SKU", "Description", "Ord", "Coll", "Cost", "Surplus"]);
+    expect(container.querySelector("table")?.className).toContain("min-w-[640px]");
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll("col")).toHaveLength(6);
+    expect(screen.getByText(/tap the pencil/i).closest("td")).toHaveAttribute("colspan", "6");
+    const extra = screen.getByTestId(`ai-pos-row-${plain.id}`);
+    expect(extra.closest("td")?.textContent).toContain(plain.description ?? "");
+    expect(extra.textContent).toContain("Add to POS");
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid^="ai-ticks-"]')).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("adds AI and POS headers when a row has ai_check", () => {
-    render(<ItemsTable rows={[makeAiRow()]} onCostChange={noop} onSkuChange={noop} />);
+  it("shows the ticks under the description (no extra columns) when a row has ai_check", () => {
+    const row = makeAiRow();
+    render(<ItemsTable rows={[row]} onCostChange={noop} onSkuChange={noop} />);
     const headers = screen.getAllByRole("columnheader").map((h) => h.textContent);
-    expect(headers).toEqual(["SKU", "Description", "Ord", "Coll", "Cost", "Surplus", "AI", "POS"]);
+    expect(headers).toEqual(["SKU", "Description", "Ord", "Coll", "Cost", "Surplus"]);
+    const ticks = screen.getByTestId(`ai-ticks-${row.id}`);
+    expect(ticks.closest("td")?.textContent).toContain(row.description ?? "");
+    expect(ticks.textContent).toContain("SKU");
+    expect(ticks.textContent).toContain("Price");
   });
 
   it("renders four ticks with aria-labels from computeLineTicks and ours-vs-document titles", () => {
diff --git a/src/components/collection-confirm/items-table.tsx b/src/components/collection-confirm/items-table.tsx
index f0c04e0..69422ee 100644
--- a/src/components/collection-confirm/items-table.tsx
+++ b/src/components/collection-confirm/items-table.tsx
@@ -73,9 +73,12 @@ function Tick({ name, state, detail }: { name: string; state: TickState; detail:
       title={detail}
       data-tick={name.toLowerCase()}
       data-state={state}
-      className={`inline-flex ${TICK_CLASS[state]}`}
+      className={`inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 ${TICK_CLASS[state]}`}
     >
       <TickIcon state={state} />
+      <span aria-hidden className="text-[11px] font-medium">
+        {name}
+      </span>
     </span>
   );
 }
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ function AiTicks({ row }: { row: ConfirmRow }) {
   const priceDoc = doc?.unit_price == null ? "none" : `R${doc.unit_price.toFixed(2)}`;
   const note = doc?.price_note ? ` (${doc.price_note})` : "";
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-center gap-1" data-testid={`ai-ticks-${row.id}`}>
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2" data-testid={`ai-ticks-${row.id}`}>
       <Tick
         name="SKU"
         state={t.sku}
@@ -115,6 +118,38 @@ function AiTicks({ row }: { row: ConfirmRow }) {
   );
 }
 
+/** "In POS" (linked) or an "Add to POS" button; nothing when POS status is unknown. */
+function PosStatus({ row, onAddToPos }: { row: ConfirmRow; onAddToPos?: (rowId: string) => void }) {
+  if (row.in_pos) {
+    return row.pos_stock_item_id ? (
+      <Link
+        href={`/stock/${row.pos_stock_item_id}`}
+        className="font-medium text-success underline-offset-2 hover:underline"
+      >
+        In POS
+      </Link>
+    ) : (
+      <span className="font-medium text-success">In POS</span>
+    );
+  }
+  if (row.in_pos === false && onAddToPos) {
+    const hasSku = !!effectiveSku(row).trim();
+    return (
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => onAddToPos(row.id)}
+        disabled={!hasSku}
+        title={hasSku ? undefined : "Set a SKU first"}
+        className="rounded border px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium hover:bg-accent disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
+        data-testid={`add-to-pos-${row.id}`}
+      >
+        Add to POS
+      </button>
+    );
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 /** Stock rows show their own line SKU when set; everything else as before. */
 function shownSku(row: ConfirmRow): string | undefined {
   return row.line_sku || row.sku;
@@ -181,7 +216,7 @@ export function ItemsTable({
 }: Props) {
   const aiColumn = showAi ?? rows.some((r) => !!r.ai_check);
   const posColumn = showAi ?? rows.some((r) => typeof r.in_pos === "boolean");
-  const columnCount = 6 + (aiColumn ? 1 : 0) + (posColumn ? 1 : 0);
+  const columnCount = 6;
   const [edit, setEdit] = useState<EditState | null>(null);
 
   const startCostEdit = (row: ConfirmRow) => {
@@ -270,11 +305,7 @@ export function ItemsTable({
   };
 
   return (
-    <table
-      className={`w-full table-fixed text-sm ${
-        aiColumn ? "min-w-[860px]" : posColumn ? "min-w-[750px]" : "min-w-[640px]"
-      }`}
-    >
+    <table className="w-full min-w-[640px] table-fixed text-sm">
       {/*
         Explicit column widths. `table-fixed` honours these, so a cell
         that goes into edit mode can no longer steal width from its
@@ -295,8 +326,6 @@ export function ItemsTable({
         <col className="w-[5rem]" />
         <col className="w-[8rem]" />
         <col className="w-[5rem]" />
-        {aiColumn ? <col className="w-[7rem]" /> : null}
-        {posColumn ? <col className="w-[7rem]" /> : null}
       </colgroup>
       <thead>
         <tr className="border-b text-left">
@@ -306,8 +335,6 @@ export function ItemsTable({
           <th className="border-l border-border/60 px-3 py-2 text-right font-medium">Coll</th>
           <th className="px-3 py-2 text-right font-medium">Cost</th>
           <th className="px-3 py-2 text-right font-medium">Surplus</th>
-          {aiColumn ? <th className="px-3 py-2 font-medium">AI</th> : null}
-          {posColumn ? <th className="px-3 py-2 font-medium">POS</th> : null}
         </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
@@ -378,6 +405,18 @@ export function ItemsTable({
                 <span className="line-clamp-2">
                   {row.description ?? row.po_description ?? "—"}
                 </span>
+                {/* AI ticks and POS status sit under the description, not in
+                    extra columns: the table shares its pane with the document
+                    preview, and trailing columns ended up hidden behind it. */}
+                {(aiColumn && row.ai_check) || (posColumn && typeof row.in_pos === "boolean") ? (
+                  <div
+                    className="mt-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs"
+                    data-testid={`ai-pos-row-${row.id}`}
+                  >
+                    {aiColumn && row.ai_check ? <AiTicks row={row} /> : null}
+                    {posColumn ? <PosStatus row={row} onAddToPos={onAddToPos} /> : null}
+                  </div>
+                ) : null}
               </td>
               <td className="px-3 py-2 text-right align-top tabular-nums">{ordered}</td>
               <td className="border-l border-border/60 px-3 py-2 text-right align-top tabular-nums">
@@ -498,38 +537,6 @@ export function ItemsTable({
               <td className="px-3 py-2 text-right align-top tabular-nums">
                 {surplus > 0 ? `+${surplus}` : "—"}
               </td>
-              {aiColumn ? (
-                <td className="px-3 py-2 align-top">
-                  <AiTicks row={row} />
-                </td>
-              ) : null}
-              {posColumn ? (
-                <td className="px-3 py-2 align-top text-xs">
-                  {row.in_pos ? (
-                    row.pos_stock_item_id ? (
-                      <Link
-                        href={`/stock/${row.pos_stock_item_id}`}
-                        className="font-medium text-success underline-offset-2 hover:underline"
-                      >
-                        In POS
-                      </Link>
-                    ) : (
-                      <span className="font-medium text-success">In POS</span>
-                    )
-                  ) : row.in_pos === false && onAddToPos ? (
-                    <button
-                      type="button"
-                      onClick={() => onAddToPos(row.id)}
-                      disabled={!effectiveSku(row).trim()}
-                      title={effectiveSku(row).trim() ? undefined : "Set a SKU first"}
-                      className="rounded border px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium hover:bg-accent disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
-                      data-testid={`add-to-pos-${row.id}`}
-                    >
-                      Add to POS
-                    </button>
-                  ) : null}
-                </td>
-              ) : null}
             </tr>
           );
         })}
diff --git a/src/lib/server/collection-ai-service.test.ts b/src/lib/server/collection-ai-service.test.ts
index 22bda67..3b8726e 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/collection-ai-service.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/collection-ai-service.test.ts
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ describe("checkCollectionCard", () => {
     expect(r.skus_filled).toBe(1);
   });
 
-  it("does not fill a SKU the AI couldn't read with certainty, even on a 'sure' pairing", async () => {
+  it("still fills a SKU the AI wasn't certain it read (the rep edits it if wrong)", async () => {
     seedNss();
     const { deps } = makeDeps({
       readDocument: vi.fn(async () =>
@@ -740,11 +740,9 @@ describe("checkCollectionCard", () => {
 
     const r = await checkCollectionCard(PO_CEM, { deps });
 
-    expect(skuCalls).toEqual([]);
-    expect(table("order_items").get("l1")?.sku).toBe("");
-    expect(aiCheck("order_items", "l1")?.sku_filled_value).toBe("");
-    expect(aiCheck("order_items", "l1")?.doc_line?.code).toBe("0515315");
-    expect(r.skus_filled).toBe(0);
+    expect(table("order_items").get("l1")?.sku).toBe("0515315");
+    expect(aiCheck("order_items", "l1")?.sku_filled_value).toBe("0515315");
+    expect(r.skus_filled).toBe(1);
   });
 
   it("never changes an existing SKU, even on a 'sure' pairing", async () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/server/collection-ai-service.ts b/src/lib/server/collection-ai-service.ts
index 65aa527..bb73eca 100644
--- a/src/lib/server/collection-ai-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/server/collection-ai-service.ts
@@ -828,10 +828,9 @@ async function checkCard(
         let skuFilled =
           previous?.sku_filled_value && str(fresh.sku) === previous.sku_filled_value ? previous.sku_filled_value : "";
         const code = chosen.docLine?.code.trim() ?? "";
-        // Only a code the AI read character-for-character may become a SKU:
-        // a sure pairing with a misread digit would still be a wrong SKU.
-        const codeCertain = chosen.docLine?.code_certain === true;
-        if (!ownSku && code && codeCertain && code.length <= MAX_SKU_LENGTH && chosen.decision?.same_item === "sure") {
+        // Owner's call (2026-10-17): fill even when a digit may be misread on a
+        // blurry photo; the rep edits it, and a near-miss code still helps.
+        if (!ownSku && code && code.length <= MAX_SKU_LENGTH && chosen.decision?.same_item === "sure") {
           // A failed fill must not cost the line its check.
           try {
             if (line.kind === "customer") {