UseAI glossary
Human-in-the-loop
A security principle that keeps a human in the decision loop of an automated system: sensitive actions wait for their validation before being executed. This is the standard safeguard for autonomous AI agents.
In other words
An aircraft's autopilot: it handles routine flight, but hands control back to the pilot in delicate situations.
Alyriaz articles that mention it
- A fighter jet piloted entirely by AI: the debate moves beyond the military sphere
The US agency DARPA has conducted a test flight of an F-16 fully controlled by AI. We analyse what this trial means for the public debate on delegating decisions.
- Does an AI need to understand to be useful?
AIs perform tasks that once seemed to require understanding, without us being able to say they understand anything at all. We explore what this reveals about the nature of understanding itself, and why the question matters in practical terms.
- Military AI in 2026: Anduril valued at 61 billion, Palantir at the Pentagon, Ukraine as laboratory
In 2018, conversations about defence were still dominated by the F-35 and the Columbia-class submarines. In 2026, the talk is of Anduril's autonomous drones, Palantir's Maven system, and Shield AI's operations in Ukraine. Defence is shifting from the military-industrial complex to the military-AI complex. Analysis.
- The ghost workers of AI: who really pays the price of ChatGPT
Every time ChatGPT answers you without showing you shocking images, it is because someone, somewhere in Nairobi or Manila, has spent their day looking at those images to train the filter. Paid less than 2 dollars an hour. This is the invisible-labour industry that makes AI possible.
- $500 million in 30 days: the company that discovered the true price of open-access AI
The story sounds absurd: a company that spends half a billion dollars on AI in 30 days, by accident. But when you look closely at what is happening in large companies in 2026, it is no longer a one-off. It is the wake-up call of a usage bubble that has just hit the wall of economic reality. Microsoft, Uber, Amazon: everyone is affected.