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human-in-the-loop

adjective \ˈhyü-mən in t͟hə ˈlüp\

also HITL

TopicAgents & Tools Senses1
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Definition of human-in-the-loop

  1. : describing a system in which a person reviews, approves, or corrects an AI's work at key points instead of letting it act fully on its own

    • Payments stay human-in-the-loop: the agent drafts, a person clicks send.
    • Human-in-the-loop slows things down, but it catches costly mistakes.

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