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What does "human in the loop" mean?

Human in the loop is a design in which a person reviews or approves an AI system's outputs or actions before they take effect. It reduces certain risks but depends on the reviewer having the time, information and authority to say no.

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Human in the loop is a design in which a person reviews or approves an AI system's outputs or actions before they take effect. It reduces certain risks but depends on the reviewer having time, information and authority to say no, which is not always true in practice.

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