Agentic AI Reference Architecture

Human Oversight · Software component

Independent Judgment Capture

Software componentHuman OversightExperience & Human Oversightarc:IndependentJudgmentCapture

A review-workflow component that requires a human reviewer to record their own decision before the AI recommendation and its explanation are revealed.

Responsibility. Records the reviewer's unaided judgment prior to showing the AI recommendation.

Also known as: Blind-first review step

is invoked bywritesHuman Approver: is invoked byHuman ApproverGovernance Decision Log: writesGovernance Decision Log
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writes dependency

Classification

Patterns
Structural automation-bias intervention
Quality attributes
Functional suitability: correctness and validity (ISO/IEC 25010 | NIST AI RMF: valid)Interaction capability (ISO/IEC 25010)
Risks mitigated
Automation biasRubber-stamping

Sources

  1. Ch10.5: T. Nguyen, "Human-over-the-Loop," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 10.5. ISBN: 9798244538229.