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Human-in-the-Loop Is Not One Thing

Human presence is not human authority. Drawing on eight real-world AI deployments, this brief examines who can review, approve, override and make final decisions.

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This evidence brief compares human authority across AI-enabled healthcare, banking, auditing, manufacturing, government, telecommunications and customer service. It introduces the Human Authority Stack, Action-Level Autonomy Matrix and Authority Gap to distinguish symbolic human involvement from enforceable decision rights, oversight and accountability.

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  • Human presence is not human authority: review, approval, override and final decision rights need to be distinguished.

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AIGW Policy Observatory. (2026). Human-in-the-Loop Is Not One Thing: Review, Approval, Override and Final Authority in AI-Enabled Work. Evidence Brief. https://gaeedu.org/publication/human-in-the-loop-is-not-one-thing