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We're entering into an era where generational disruptions in technology have the potential to shift power back into the hands of the people and the planet. AI is giving super powers to the masses; open digital money is uprooting the legacy financial system; the 3rd iteration of the web means an internet run by the people, for the people; and a 4th industrial revolution might help us make food, buildings and everything without killing the planet at the same time. There's some hope hiding in plain sight and I'm going on a journey to find and explore it.

  1. Jul 6

    43. Agentic Loops - The Loop Engineering Debate

    Go to my ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see the video version of this podcast. In this episode, I explore six different things that I don't think we were expecting or ready for, but they're coming due to AI. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TechBackControl ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for the infographics and visuals which accompany this episode. Agentic Loops and Loop Engineering: Who Controls the Loop?This episode explains why “agentic loops” suddenly became a hot topic in early June, sparked by Boris Cherny saying he no longer prompts Claude much because “the loops” do it, Peter Steinberger urging people to stop prompting coding agents and instead design loops, and Adi Osmani naming it “loop engineering,” which drew both “you invented the for loop” ridicule and warnings it’s only for a tiny minority. It traces the evolution from ReAct (reason–act–observe) and reflection, through Jeffrey Huntley’s “Ralph Wiggum” bash loop and Andrej Karpathy’s Autoresearch optimization loop, to today’s formal loop specs in tools like Codex and Claude Code (e.g., /loop or /goal) that define verification and stopping criteria. The key debate is control, cost, and failure modes: infinite-scale loops can burn money if mis-specified, shifting humans from “in the loop” to “on the loop” to set goals, guardrails, budgets, and success measures.00:00 Why Everything Is Loopy00:32 The Loop Engineering Spark01:50 Who Controls The Loop02:14 ReAct And Early Agents02:49 Ralph Wiggum Goes Viral03:45 Autoresearch And Optimization04:29 Modern Loop Specs In Tools05:34 Stacked Loops And Scale06:31 Infinite Failure Modes07:12 Humans In Loop To On Loop08:27 Shift Left And Control Surface09:27 What Happens Next10:15 Closing Thoughts

  2. May 1

    42. You're not ready for these latest change due to AI

    Go to my ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ to see the video version of this podcast. In this episode, I explore six different things that I don't think we were expecting or ready for, but they're coming due to AI. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TechBackControl ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for the infographics and visuals which accompany this episode.

  3. Apr 28

    41. Update on AI themes for 2026

    Go to my ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ to see the video version of this podcast. My April Update to the "Top 10 things I want to see from AI in 2026". Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TechBackControl ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for the infographics and visuals which accompany this episode.

  4. Jan 20

    40. What I hope to see from AI in 2026

    Go to my ⁠YouTube⁠ to see the video version of this podcast. My Top 10 things I want to see from AI in 2026. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TechBackControl ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for the infographics and visuals which accompany this episode.

  5. Jan 5

    39. The Twelve Pods of CTRL-mas Carols - listen to full version on YouTube (12th Day of CTRL-mas)

    Go to my YouTube to see the full version of this podcast. Spotify blocks the AI generated music unless I register as a artist and sign up with a distributor. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TechBackControl ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for the infographics and visuals which accompany this episode. Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! This is the 12th and final episode of twelve days of CTRL-mas. Let's sing some carols.

    39. The Twelve Pods of CTRL-mas Carols - listen to full version on YouTube (12th Day of CTRL-mas)

  6. Jan 4

    38. "The Listening Net" - A Speculative Fiction Story about a Universal Translator (11th Day of CTRL-mas)

    Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TechBackControl ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for the infographics and visuals which accompany this episode. Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! This is the 11th of the twelve days of CTRL-mas. I'm not an author, but today I'm publishing a short story. This is a speculative fiction short story created by and narrated by AI, but based on real deep research about the topic of universal translation between humans, animals, computers, plants, trees, and everything you could possibly imagine. Enjoy

    38. "The Listening Net" - A Speculative Fiction Story about a Universal Translator (11th Day of CTRL-mas)

  7. Jan 3

    37. Silent Engines of Disruption (10th Day of CTRL-mas)

    Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TechBackControl ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for the infographics and visuals which accompany this episode. Merry Christmas! And Happy New Year! This is the 10th of the twelve days of CTRL-mas. Today I'm exploring some often-forgotten-about technological breakthroughs that have had a phenomenal impact on our lived experience, the workforce, the economy, and everything we take for granted. Yet there are very few people who look at those as parallels to the AI revolution we're going through at the moment. So I wanted to suggest that alternative perspective and explore it through this deeply researched podcast episode. Enjoy.

    37. Silent Engines of Disruption (10th Day of CTRL-mas)

  8. Jan 2

    36. The human side of bitcoin (9th Day of CTRL-mas)

    Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TechBackControl ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for the infographics and visuals which accompany this episode. Merry Christmas! And Happy New Year! This is the 9th of the twelve days of CTRL-mas. Today I want to tell the story of bitcoin through a much more human lens.

    36. The human side of bitcoin (9th Day of CTRL-mas)
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We're entering into an era where generational disruptions in technology have the potential to shift power back into the hands of the people and the planet. AI is giving super powers to the masses; open digital money is uprooting the legacy financial system; the 3rd iteration of the web means an internet run by the people, for the people; and a 4th industrial revolution might help us make food, buildings and everything without killing the planet at the same time. There's some hope hiding in plain sight and I'm going on a journey to find and explore it.

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  • Creator
    Tech Back Control
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    47
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