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Human on the Loop
A person supervising a mostly autonomous system, ready to step in when needed.
Definition
Human on the loop describes a setup where a system runs mostly autonomously while a person monitors it and can intervene, pause, or override when something looks wrong. Unlike human-in-the-loop designs, the person does not approve each action but watches the overall behavior. It suits systems that must act quickly or at scale yet still need human oversight as a safety net.