# Human-on-the-loop

A setup where an agent acts on its own while a person watches and can step in or stop it.

The person owns the outcome and is responsible for it being done correctly; the agent owns the steps, and the person watches, checks the completed work and can step in or stop it.

Also called: HOTL, Supervisory control

Kind of: Human oversight

The other half: Human-in-the-loop, Human-out-of-the-loop

Related: Software factory, Kill switch, AI brain fry

Source: https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/human-on-the-loop (version 1.0, changed 2026-10-21)