Human in the loop (HITL)
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Human-in-the-loop checkpoints are placed where errors would be costly: a lawyer reviews the AI-drafted brief before filing, a supervisor approves an AI-suggested privilege call. The approach works only when review is real—time-pressured rubber-stamping recreates the risk it was meant to remove, a failure mode often called automation bias. Professional-responsibility frameworks generally assume a responsible human remains accountable for AI-assisted work product.
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