Human in the Loop means placing human review, approval, or intervention at selected points in an AI workflow.
The AI can still do most of the work, while humans retain control over important decisions or actions.
A human does not need to approve every step. Review is inserted where judgment, authorization, or risk management matters.
Human review is a control gate, not a requirement for every step.
An employee preparing a payment request.
Collects information and prepares the action.
Approves a sensitive payment before it is sent.
Mapping: Agent → prepares / recommends. Human → approves a selected high-impact action.
An AI agent can read the order, check the refund policy, calculate the refund, and prepare the refund action.
Payments · refunds
Delete · overwrite
Send email · publish
Private systems · personal data
Low confidence · exceptions
Human performs most steps.
AI performs many steps. Human intervenes at selected control points.
Human in the Loop ≠ human does everything.
System checks rules automatically.
Example: refund amount ≤ policy limit.
A person explicitly reviews or authorizes.
Example: finance manager approves refund.
Selected actions require review.
More actions execute without review.
This is a spectrum, not a binary choice.
Human approval can interrupt or redirect the agent loop.
Human in the Loop adds human control at selected points where judgment, approval, or risk management matters.
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