Humans in the Loop

28/09/2026

A little glimpse into this month’s team building.💫 Last Friday, we put our general knowledge to the test with questions covering everything from geography and astronomy to history and more. 👀

The leaderboard kept changing throughout, and three winners were definitely happy with the results. 🏆😆

We spend most of our time working hard together on our projects, so it’s always nice to take some time to have fun, connect and get to know each other a little better. 💜

💼 Get to know the people behind HITL: humansintheloop.org

25/09/2026

9 years of Humans in the Loop, 9 things to be grateful for. 💜

Our CEO Tess Valbuena reflects on milestones and moments that have made these nine years so special for us. 🌟

🔗 Learn more about our work: humansintheloop.org

21/09/2026

🌟 Rama Hamada is a Syrian graduate of English Literature who was looking for ways to strengthen her career prospects from home. Through a recommendation, she found HITL Foundation's Career Counselling programme.

Through one-on-one sessions with HITL's Social Mediator, Rama worked on her CV, LinkedIn profile and interview preparation. The focus wasn't on rewriting documents, it was on helping her understand and communicate her own strengths honestly.

"The first session helped me learn more about myself, my soft skills, my hard skills, and how to present them honestly."

The results were immediate. Rama sent her newly developed CV to one company, she was invited for an interview the next day and got the job.

Rama has since helped a friend improve their CV and LinkedIn profile and recommended the programme to five others in her network. "I really wish everyone who wants to improve themselves would join this programme because they will find the missing parts."

💜 Read Rama's full story: https://humansintheloop.org/impact/case-studies/finding-confidence-landing-a-job-ramas-career-journey-with-humans-in-the-loop/

17/09/2026

Our CEO, Tess Valbuena, is taking the stage at Dreamforce 2026 in San Francisco, alongside some of the biggest names in AI and technology. 💥

At “Dreampitch: Where Impact wins”, Tess will be sharing the story of Humans in the Loop and Humans in the Loop Foundation: the work we do with AI companies to provide high-quality, ethical AI data, and our mission to create better opportunities and improve the lives of people affected by conflict and displacement through AI.

For the past nine years, our mission has been at the heart of our work, and seeing Tess take that story to Dreamforce is a pretty special moment for all of us at HITL.

We’re looking forward to seeing Tess share the Humans in the Loop story on a stage like this. ✨

Join us and watch Dreampitch live: https://lnkd.in/gNHjYgdq

10/09/2026

🎤 We are so excited to share that our CEO, Tess Valbuena, is heading to Dreamforce in San Francisco next week, September 15-17!

Tess will be joining Dreampitch - a Dreamforce stage highlighting leaders who are driving real-world impact.

If you are attending, we would love to connect.

And if you haven't registered yet, use code DF26BLAZER to save 25% on your pass. ✨ salesforce.com/dreamforce

09/09/2026

⚙️ Projecting 3D LiDAR annotations onto 2D camera images correctly is still one of the harder problems in annotation.

For the third part of our Tools We Love series, our ops and tech teams looked at two tools built for very different jobs: a fast, simple tool for research annotation, and a specialist platform built specifically for and camera-sensor fusion.

Nine years of annotating data across , , , , and industrial projects has taught us that the right tool depends entirely on the project.

🔗 Read the notes from the team on where each tool works best, and where it falls short.👇

Humans in the Loop provides continuous ML model improvement with human input: from dataset collection and annotation to model verification and edge case handling.

08/09/2026

🌟 Destin Buhulukiro is 26, a father and Congolese refugee living in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, where electricity and internet are not guaranteed. That's where he decided to build a freelance career.

Through HITL Foundation's Profile to Gig in 15 Days programme, he went from an untouched Upwork account to a focused, intentional profile built around his skills in graphic design, UI/UX and branding. One shift changed how he approached everything: "You are the solution to the problem the client needs to solve.”

🚀 Destin is now building Bethany Digital Agency in Kakuma, bringing the same digital work opportunities and training to other refugee youth in his community. He found a path and immediately started creating one for others.

On HITL's role in his journey: "They train us; they show us an opportunity; and they make sure we get that opportunity."

💜 Read Destin's full story: https://humansintheloop.org/impact/case-studies/from-kakuma-to-the-world-destins-journey-into-freelancing/

02/09/2026

📣 We’re hiring: Career Development & Employability Coordinator! (Remote)

We’re looking for someone to help us build our career support function from the ground up. In this role, you’ll work directly with people affected by conflict and displacement, helping them move from training into sustainable employment and income opportunities.

What you’ll do:

🤝 Build relationships with employers across different sectors and identify new employment opportunities
💬 Provide 1:1 career counselling, including support with CVs, LinkedIn and freelance platforms such as Upwork
🛠️ Develop the tools, resources and processes needed to support the transition from training to work
🌱 Lay the groundwork for a volunteer-led peer and buddy support model
📊 Track progress and outcomes and use what you learn to improve the programme

We’re looking for someone with experience in career development, employer engagement, recruitment or workforce integration, who takes initiative and is comfortable building things from scratch.

📅 Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the position will close by 20 September 2026 at the latest, so early applications are encouraged.

We especially encourage people with lived experience of displacement to apply.

💼 See the full job description and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dGA4xPZp

Apply for Career Development and Employability Coordinator at Humans in the Loop in Bulgaria. Part-time Entry level role. See responsibilities, qualifications, and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

01/09/2026

Humans in the Loop turns 9 this September! 🎂 🥳

Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey - our team, our clients, our partners, our beneficiaries, and everyone who believed in our mission of creating fair, meaningful digital work opportunities for people from conflict-affected communities while delivering high-quality, ethical AI data annotation. 💜

More coming this month. Stay tuned: humansintheloop.org

31/08/2026

🌀 A little glimpse into this month's team building: Twist and Tales. What do you think this might be? Right, different fun activities, yoga-inspired warm-ups, acting out words with poses, and naming 8 things from a category in 30 seconds. Trust us, it's harder than it sounds. 😆

While this month's team building has been successfully done, you can learn more about us at humansintheloop.org 😊