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AI oversight, bias & failure · Specialist

Human in the loop

Also called: HITL

ELI5

A workflow in which a person reviews, guides or approves system outputs at defined points.

Used in conversation

“Keep a human in the loop for approvals that could affect people, rights or public claims.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Human in the loop” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Connected terms

  • Human reviewHuman-in-the-loop means human intervention is built into the operating process; human review may occur only after an output is produced.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.