Season 1 · Episode 65 · August 12, 2026 · 58 min

How to Be a Good Human in the Loop with AI

Show Notes

We talk a lot about keeping a human in the loop, but what does that actually mean in your day to day? You read the AI output, it looks right, you approve it, and you move on. But from late 2027 that might not be enough, because Article 14 of the EU AI Act comes into full enforcement.

So what does it take to be a good human in the loop? You almost certainly have the skills already, and this episode is about putting them to work.

In this week's episode, Jess and Kyle get into what human-in-the-loop AI looks like in practice, the four levels of oversight, the value of domain expertise and context expertise, the five-step framework for being a good human in the loop, and how HITL skills can future proof your career.

What You'll Learn

What human in the loop actually means
What Article 14 of the EU AI Act means for high-risk systems
The levels of human oversight
Domain expertise and context expertise
Judgement, context and accountability as career skills
A five-step framework for owning an AI decision
How much friction to build in, and where
When a recurring mistake is a system problem

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction and Weekly Updates

04:46 AI News of the Week: AI News: Article 50 of the EU AI Act Is Now Live

07:11 Why LinkedIn and Substack Are Labelling AI Content

09:07 Article 14: When Human Oversight Becomes a Legal Duty

09:50 Why Oversight Matters More When AI Takes Action

12:17 What Human in the Loop Actually Means

13:12 Levels of AI Oversight

17:59 The Role of Domain and Context Experts

20:45 What Domain Expertise Means for AI Oversight

25:22 Context Expertise: The Business Knowledge That Lives Only in Your Head