Glossary

Human in the loop

An arrangement in which a person reviews or decides at a defined point in an AI-driven process, rather than the AI acting entirely on its own.

The loop only works if it cannot be skipped and the person sees enough to decide properly. Requiring a person for every trivial step leads to approval fatigue; reserve it for actions with consequences.

Example

AI prepares a VAT return summary and a covering email; a manager checks the figures and approves the email before it reaches the client.