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Human Oversight

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Human oversight is the ability of designated individuals to monitor, intervene in, and override an AI system's decisions or actions. The EU AI Act mandates human oversight for high-risk AI systems, and it is a core principle of responsible agent governance.

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What is Human Oversight?

Human oversight is the ability of designated individuals to monitor, intervene in, and override an AI system's decisions or actions.

How does Human Oversight work?

The EU AI Act mandates human oversight for high-risk AI systems, and it is a core principle of responsible agent governance.

Which terms are related to Human Oversight?

Closely related concepts include Agent Context Isolation, Governance by Design, Policy Enforcement Point, Agentic AI. Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.

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