Human-in-the-loop can slow down the computer's loop.

· Bits and Bobs 11/4/25
  • Human-in-the-loop can slow down the computer's loop.
    • It allows better control and judgment, and makes it less likely the system gets off track and into a doom loop.
    • But sometimes it's better for the human to be outside the loop.
      • Controlling the AI only at a high level.
    • A benefit of this: once you get it working, you get a lot of leverage.
      • You don't have to constantly be in the loop, allowing you to have it bake while you're doing other things.
    • For this to work and be safe, the inner loop has to be isolated from the real world, its own universe.
      • Otherwise it could get in a doom loop that causes harm in the outside world.
    • For example, some of Amazon's warehouses are designed for robots, not humans.
    • Although any system, even "airgapped" ones, there's some information leakage.
      • If the inner system runs as hot as the surface of the sun, it's going to melt the things around it.

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