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COMPEL Glossary / pre-authorization-oversight
Pre-authorization oversight
An oversight mode in which a named human must approve specified agent actions before they execute.
What this means in practice
Highest-friction, highest-assurance oversight pattern; reserved for high-impact, irreversible, or regulated actions. Maps directly to EU AI Act Article 14(4)(a) oversight-measure category.
Synonyms
pre-approval oversight , human-in-the-loop (pre-action)
See also
- Runtime intervention — An oversight mode in which a human can redirect, pause, or halt an agent during execution — through a dashboard, approval prompt, or interrupt signal — without requiring pre-authorization for every action.
- Post-hoc review — An oversight mode in which human reviewers inspect agent actions after they complete, typically on a sample, exception, or threshold basis.
- Stop-go decision right — The explicit assignment of authority to halt or resume an agent — distinct from authority to configure, deploy, or operate it.
- Human oversight (Art. 14) — Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the provider-designed measures that allow natural persons to understand the capacities and limitations of a high-risk AI system, monitor its operation, and intervene or interrupt it.