{"id":24756,"date":"2026-08-03T09:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recruiterflow.com\/glossary\/?p=24756"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:01:37","slug":"human-in-the-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recruiterflow.com\/glossary\/human-in-the-loop\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Human-in-the-loop?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Human-in-the-loop is a workflow design in which a named person reviews, interprets, approves, changes, or stops an AI-assisted action at a defined decision point. In recruiting, the reviewer needs enough information, competence, time, and authority to challenge the output. A click on an approval button is not meaningful oversight when the person cannot inspect the evidence or change the result.<\/p>\n

The concept describes an operating relationship between people and technology.<\/p>\n

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NIST<\/a> treats human-AI configurations as a spectrum. An AI system may act autonomously, defer a decision to an expert, or give a person another opinion. NIST calls for clear roles and responsibilities for system use and oversight.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

<\/span>Human-in-the-loop at a glance<\/span><\/h2>\n