AI Glossary term

Human in the Loop

A checkpoint where a person reviews or approves before the automation continues.

Also called: HITL, approval step

A checkpoint where a person reviews or approves before the automation continues.

Why it mattersThe difference between an agent that drafts the email and one that sends it to 4,000 customers.

See also Guardrails, Agentic Workflow

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