Human-in-the-loop systems fail when they overtax reviewer attention, analysis finds

A software engineer's analysis argues that human-in-the-loop safeguards often fail in practice. This occurs because system designs treat human reviewers as infallible, despite their limited attention when facing high-volume, repetitive tasks. For example, routing all outputs for review can desensitize reviewers, causing them to miss errors buried in correct results. The author recommends smarter routing based on confidence scores and impact, alongside streamlined review interfaces to make verification efficient.