Podcast

Podcast

Humans in the Loop

Humans in the Loop, hosted by Seb Agertoft, is a podcast for thoughtful technologists asking the hard questions at the intersection of technology and society.

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Featured episode

Ep 19

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51 min

Don’t be evil

Claire Stapleton

Fmr Google employee

Ep 19

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51 min

Don’t be evil

Claire Stapleton

Fmr Google employee

All episodes

18 episodes

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Ep 18

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1 hour 2 min

A rational take on tech

Benedict Evans

Tech analyst · Fmr a16z partner

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Ep 17

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58 min

Stochastic Parrots

Emily M. Bender

Professor of Computational Linguistics

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Ep 16

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57 min

The AI Bubble

Paul Kedrosky

Investor · Researcher · MIT Fellow

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Ep 15

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1 hour

Epstein, conspiracy and how ideas spread

James R Ball

Investigative journalist

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Ep 14

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53 min

Building an incorruptible company

Eric Ries

Author, The Lean Startup

Nick Allardice

Ep 13

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57 min

Can you lift a country out of poverty?

Nick Allardice

CEO, GiveDirectly

Photo of Selina Xu

Ep 12

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51 min

The Chinese tech economy

Selina Xu

AI & China researcher

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Ep 11

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48 min

Tech & what it means to be human

Henry Shukman

Zen master · Co-founder, The Way

Photo of Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab

Ep 10

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43 min

The creative process

Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab

Co-founders, Fuser

Photo of Mike Masnick

Ep 9

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56 min

The decentralised internet

Mike Masnick

Founder, Techdirt · Bluesky board

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Ep 8

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1 hour

The hacker ethic and pro-social tech

Alex Komoroske

Founder & CEO, Common Tools

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Ep 7

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55 min

Flounder mode and optimism

Kevin Kelly

Founding editor, Wired

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Ep 6

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51 min

The soft technologies of democracy

Ed Gillespie

Futurenaut

Photo of Ben Lehnert

Ep 5

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1 hour 2 min

Creative courage in big tech

Ben Lehnert

Fmr design leader, Microsoft & SAP

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Ep 4

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54 min

Talking to animals

Kate Armstrong

Executive Director, Interspecies Internet

Photo of Bruce Schneier

Ep 3

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58 min

Rewiring democracy

Bruce Schneier

Security technologist

Photo of Sam Stephenson

Ep 2

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45 min

Designing for AI and human agency

Sam Stephenson

Co-founder, Granola

Photo of William Morgan & Sylvan Rackham

Ep 1

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1 hour 4 min

What AI is really for

William Morgan & Sylvan Rackham

Co-founders, Restless Egg

Photo of Benedict Evans

Ep 18

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1 hour 2 min

A rational take on tech

Benedict Evans

Tech analyst · Fmr a16z partner

Photo of Emily M. Bender

Ep 17

/

/

58 min

Stochastic Parrots

Emily M. Bender

Professor of Computational Linguistics

Photo of Paul Kedrosky

Ep 16

/

/

57 min

The AI Bubble

Paul Kedrosky

Investor · Researcher · MIT Fellow

Photo of James R Ball

Ep 15

/

/

1 hour

Epstein, conspiracy and how ideas spread

James R Ball

Investigative journalist

Photo of Eric Ries

Ep 14

/

/

53 min

Building an incorruptible company

Eric Ries

Author, The Lean Startup

Nick Allardice

Ep 13

/

/

57 min

Can you lift a country out of poverty?

Nick Allardice

CEO, GiveDirectly

Photo of Selina Xu

Ep 12

/

/

51 min

The Chinese tech economy

Selina Xu

AI & China researcher

Photo of Henry Shukman

Ep 11

/

/

48 min

Tech & what it means to be human

Henry Shukman

Zen master · Co-founder, The Way

Photo of Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab

Ep 10

/

/

43 min

The creative process

Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab

Co-founders, Fuser

Photo of Mike Masnick

Ep 9

/

/

56 min

The decentralised internet

Mike Masnick

Founder, Techdirt · Bluesky board

Photo of Alex Komoroske

Ep 8

/

/

1 hour

The hacker ethic and pro-social tech

Alex Komoroske

Founder & CEO, Common Tools

Photo of Kevin Kelly

Ep 7

/

/

55 min

Flounder mode and optimism

Kevin Kelly

Founding editor, Wired

Photo of Ed Gillespie

Ep 6

/

/

51 min

The soft technologies of democracy

Ed Gillespie

Futurenaut

Photo of Ben Lehnert

Ep 5

/

/

1 hour 2 min

Creative courage in big tech

Ben Lehnert

Fmr design leader, Microsoft & SAP

Photo of Kate Armstrong

Ep 4

/

/

54 min

Talking to animals

Kate Armstrong

Executive Director, Interspecies Internet

Photo of Bruce Schneier

Ep 3

/

/

58 min

Rewiring democracy

Bruce Schneier

Security technologist

Photo of Sam Stephenson

Ep 2

/

/

45 min

Designing for AI and human agency

Sam Stephenson

Co-founder, Granola

Photo of William Morgan & Sylvan Rackham

Ep 1

/

/

1 hour 4 min

What AI is really for

William Morgan & Sylvan Rackham

Co-founders, Restless Egg

Photo of Benedict Evans

Ep 18

/

/

1 hour 2 min

A rational take on tech

Benedict Evans

Tech analyst · Fmr a16z partner

Photo of Emily M. Bender

Ep 17

/

/

58 min

Stochastic Parrots

Emily M. Bender

Professor of Computational Linguistics

Photo of Paul Kedrosky

Ep 16

/

/

57 min

The AI Bubble

Paul Kedrosky

Investor · Researcher · MIT Fellow

Photo of James R Ball

Ep 15

/

/

1 hour

Epstein, conspiracy and how ideas spread

James R Ball

Investigative journalist

Photo of Eric Ries

Ep 14

/

/

53 min

Building an incorruptible company

Eric Ries

Author, The Lean Startup

Nick Allardice

Ep 13

/

/

57 min

Can you lift a country out of poverty?

Nick Allardice

CEO, GiveDirectly

Photo of Selina Xu

Ep 12

/

/

51 min

The Chinese tech economy

Selina Xu

AI & China researcher

Photo of Henry Shukman

Ep 11

/

/

48 min

Tech & what it means to be human

Henry Shukman

Zen master · Co-founder, The Way

Photo of Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab

Ep 10

/

/

43 min

The creative process

Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab

Co-founders, Fuser

Photo of Mike Masnick

Ep 9

/

/

56 min

The decentralised internet

Mike Masnick

Founder, Techdirt · Bluesky board

Photo of Alex Komoroske

Ep 8

/

/

1 hour

The hacker ethic and pro-social tech

Alex Komoroske

Founder & CEO, Common Tools

Photo of Kevin Kelly

Ep 7

/

/

55 min

Flounder mode and optimism

Kevin Kelly

Founding editor, Wired

Photo of Ed Gillespie

Ep 6

/

/

51 min

The soft technologies of democracy

Ed Gillespie

Futurenaut

Photo of Ben Lehnert

Ep 5

/

/

1 hour 2 min

Creative courage in big tech

Ben Lehnert

Fmr design leader, Microsoft & SAP

Photo of Kate Armstrong

Ep 4

/

/

54 min

Talking to animals

Kate Armstrong

Executive Director, Interspecies Internet

Photo of Bruce Schneier

Ep 3

/

/

58 min

Rewiring democracy

Bruce Schneier

Security technologist

Photo of Sam Stephenson

Ep 2

/

/

45 min

Designing for AI and human agency

Sam Stephenson

Co-founder, Granola

Photo of William Morgan & Sylvan Rackham

Ep 1

/

/

1 hour 4 min

What AI is really for

William Morgan & Sylvan Rackham

Co-founders, Restless Egg

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