Lesson 1957 of 2116
Adding Human-in-the-Loop Checkpoints to Your Agent
Decide which agent actions require explicit human confirmation.
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What this lesson covers
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The main moves in order
- 1The premise
- 2confirmation
- 3approval
- 4blast-radius
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Section 1
The premise
Not every action is reversible. The cost of a wrong autonomous action sets where you must require a human to say yes.
What AI does well here
- Pause before destructive or external-facing actions.
- Present a clear diff or summary for approval.
What AI cannot do
- Judge how risky an action is in your specific business.
- Be trusted to act on irreversible actions without checkpoints.
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