Approval is not review if the human cannot inspect the action

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Summary

The article argues that human approval for AI agent actions is insufficient without detailed inspection of the action's context, changes, reversibility, and ownership, especially for high-risk tasks.

I think "human in the loop" is too vague for tool-using agents. A human clicking approve is not the same as a human reviewing the action. Before approving an agent action, I want to see: * what action it will take * what file/app/record/account it will touch * why it is proposing the action * what will change if I approve * whether it can be reversed * whether I can edit before approving * what should cause rejection * who owns the final decision For low-risk draft work, this can be lightweight. For public, sensitive, irreversible, financial, or account-changing actions, a vague yes/no prompt is too thin. Approval is not review if the human cannot inspect the action.
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