AI Glossary
Human-in-the-loop
What is Human-in-the-loop?
A design approach that keeps human oversight at critical decision points in an AI workflow. Required by many regulatory frameworks for high-stakes AI decisions in healthcare, finance, and legal contexts. Abbreviated HITL.
Example in practice
A medical imaging AI that flags suspected tumours for radiologist review — rather than making the diagnosis autonomously — is a well-implemented human-in-the-loop design.
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