Human Review Checklist

What this solves

Teams talk about human-in-the-loop, but nobody defines what the human is actually checking.

• Review happens inconsistently.
• People approve outputs without a clear checklist.
• Risk tolerance varies by team member.

What AI is good at here

• Accelerating review when the checklist is explicit.

What AI should not own

• Humans retain final approval and exception handling.

Best first implementation

• Define what must be checked, who checks it, and what happens when the output is wrong or incomplete.

What good looks like

• Review is faster because the standard is clear.
• The team trusts the workflow more because accountability is visible.

Common mistakes

• Calling a workflow safe because someone glances at it.
• Making review so vague that it becomes optional under pressure.