Human-in-the-Loop Is a Product Decision
Human review should be designed around risk, context, and response time—not added as a generic safety checkbox.
“A human will review it” sounds reassuring, but it leaves the important questions unanswered. Which actions need review? What context does the reviewer receive? How quickly must they respond, and what happens while the work is waiting?
A useful review step is proportional to risk. Low-impact, reversible actions may be sampled after completion. High-impact actions may require approval before execution. Ambiguous cases need a clear escalation path and enough context for a person to make a better decision than the system.
Designing human review as part of the product can reduce risk and unnecessary delays. Give reviewers the authority and time to reject or change a recommendation; otherwise, the review step can become a queue of rubber-stamp approvals.