# Human-on-the-Loop

> A design where humans monitor autonomous systems and intervene when risk, uncertainty, or policy requires it.

- Category: Agents & Autonomy
- Stage: Rising
- Also called: Oversight, Supervisory control
- Canonical: https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/human-on-the-loop

## Plain English

The system can act, but people can see what it is doing and take the wheel.

## Example

A security operations agent remediates low-risk alerts automatically and escalates unusual cases.

## Why it matters

As agents run for longer, oversight has to be continuous rather than one approval at the end.

## Related

- [Human-in-the-Loop](https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/human-in-the-loop)
- [Trace](https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/trace)
- [Autonomy Level](https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/autonomy-level)

## Mentioned in

- [The Evolution of Agentic AI: From Origins to Future Horizons](https://www.joelcsaji.com/blog/evolution-of-agentic-ai)

## Sources

- [OWASP Agentic AI Top 10](https://genai.owasp.org/2025/12/09/owasp-top-10-for-agentic-applications-the-benchmark-for-agentic-security-in-the-age-of-autonomous-ai/)
- [Anthropic: Building Effective Agents](https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-effective-agents)