Human in the loop
A person who must approve important actions.
Learn it through a story
- The Forwarded Message With a Secret Order (Jugnupur Tales Vol 2, Ch 6)
- The School Hackathon (Jugnupur Tales Vol 2, Ch 10)
Short on time? Read the 5-minute version.
Related terms
- Automation workflow A chain of steps that runs by itself when something happens.
- Browser agent An AI that operates a web browser for you: clicking, typing and filling forms.
- Copilot An AI assistant built into a tool you already use, helping as you work.
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) An open standard that lets AI assistants connect to apps and data, like a universal plug.
- Multi-agent system Several AI agents with different jobs working together on one task.
- Tool use (function calling) When an AI asks an app to run an action for it, like a search, a calculation or sending a message.