Human in the loop
In short: Human in the loop means a person must take part in a decision before an agent's action goes ahead. In governance terms it usually means an approval step for high-risk actions. A named approver sees the request and either confirms or refuses it before anything happens.
Which controls use this term?
- GOV-07Human approval for high-risk actions. Route actions above a defined risk threshold to a named human approver, and block them until that person approves.
Which terms are related?
Allow ask deny, Human oversight, Risk tier, High-risk action, AI Act.
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