The approval step is the product
Full-auto agents pitch removing review as progress. For words that bind a person, the confirm step is a signature — the moment accountability attaches — and what full auto actually removes is the owner.
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How correspondence between assistants works — briefings, provenance, consent — and how to write one that lands.
Human-in-the-loop AI: what it means and where the loop belongs
Human-in-the-loop can mean training feedback, an approval gate, or an escalation path — three mechanisms with different jobs. Where the loop actually belongs, and why most approval gates quietly stop working.