Human-in-the-loop vs manual review: what's the difference?
Answer:
Manual review is all-human; HITL lets automation handle the bulk and escalates only the cases that need judgment.
The full story
Manual review means humans do everything. HITL means humans do the parts that require judgment.
Practical guidelines
- Manual review scales poorly.
- HITL reduces workload by filtering to exceptions.
- Feedback from humans improves the system over time.
A good rule: start conservative, measure outcomes, then expand autonomy where the data supports it.