Define human in the loop - #40
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Add the agreed definition and scope note for Human in the loop.
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| broaderTerm: null, | ||
| definition: 'Definition pending — term accepted; definition under working group discussion.', | ||
| definition: 'A workflow that includes a human-required step.', | ||
| scopeNote: 'A design pattern in which a human must review, approve, or intervene in an AI agent\'s actions at defined checkpoints before the agent may proceed. Contrasts with Human on the Loop - HITL requires human action, whereas HOTL allows for optional human action. Compare with Handoff - a subtype (agent -> human -> agent), as opposed to other subtypes of hand-offs like ???', |
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Alternative flow might be clearer?
“Contrasts with Human on the Loop - where HOTL allows for optional human action, HITL requires human action.”
I misunderstood at first because of the “Contrasts with Human on the Loop - HITL” with “Human on the Loop” and “HITL” paired together. It was my misreading, but maybe the flow should be describing HOTL first then how HITL is different.
Co-authored-by: Julianna Langston <74684272+julianna-ciq@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Human in the loopWhy
The term was added in #33 with its definition intentionally deferred. This PR proposes the agreed wording so readers can understand the required human checkpoint and its relationship to Human on the Loop and Handoff.
Impact
The taxonomy UI will display a concrete definition and scope note for
Human in the loopinstead of the pending-definition placeholder.Validation
git diff --checknode --check taxonomy/taxonomy-data.js