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COMPEL Glossary / runtime-intervention

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.

What this means in practice

Maps to EU AI Act Article 14(4)(b) oversight-measure category; appropriate for agents with moderate autonomy and reversible side effects.

Synonyms

in-flight intervention , human-on-the-loop intervention

See also

  • Pre-authorization oversight — An oversight mode in which a named human must approve specified agent actions before they execute.
  • 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.