Korean slang profile
휴먼인더루프
human in the loop
Human judgment in an AI workflow
A process in which a person participates and exercises judgment in work handled by AI.
- Expanded form
- Not documented
- Other spellings
- 휴먼 인 더 루프, human-in-the-loop
- Earliest source found
- Dec 30, 2025
- Documented trend period
- Introduced as a consumption trend in 2026
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
우리 팀은 AI가 작성한 초안을 사람이 검토하는 휴먼인더루프 방식을 써.
Our team uses a human-in-the-loop approach: a person reviews drafts written by AI.
- Quoted from a source
인간이 관여하는 것을[1]
human involvement
English translation by Julimmal.
02Documented history
- 2025-12-30Cosmopolitan explained the meaning of 2026 trend keywords.[1]
03Origin & word formation
A Korean rendering of “human-in-the-loop.” The article explains people participating in an AI workflow. Who coined the expression has not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation is explicit but rests on a single source. Who first used the term has not been verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 픽셀라이프, 근본이즘? 트렌드 코리아가 정리한 2026 트렌드 키워드 (코스모폴리탄)Published Dec 30, 2025Original source checked Nov 6, 2026