HITL Persists in Agents Solely Due to Lack of Evals
verrsane · x · 2026-08-20
- Core Argument: The only reason Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) still exists in agent development is the lack of evaluations into the agent.
- Implication: If robust automated evaluation systems existed to accurately judge agent behavior, manual intervention would become unnecessary.
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