# human loop (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover human loop. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Argument Underneath the Arguments: What I heard at the Future of Software Development Retreat](https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts/fose-july-2026.html) _2026-07-09 · Kief Morris · Infrastructure as Code_ The question running through the Future of Software Development retreat: How much do we let an agent decide, and how do we stay confident in what it does? ## [Your New Job Description](https://pento.net/2026/06/03/your-new-job-description/) _2026-06-03 · Gary · Gary Pendergast_ The tech industry is in upheaval again, but the mindset that made you a good developer before is exactly what will keep you a good developer now. Here's how to adapt, thrive, and raise the floor for your whole team. ## [Digital Futures Lab/Issue #32: Announcing the Global South AI Safety Report, Events on AI in Critical Sectors and Collaborations Around the World](https://digitalfutureslab.substack.com/p/digital-futures-labissue-32-announcing) _2026-06-02 · Digital Futures Lab · Digital Futures Lab_ We announce a major new initiative from the Global South Network for Trustworthy AI, upcoming panels from members of our team, and a roundup of recent events, writing, and media for May. ## [Digital Futures Lab/Issue #31: Launching the Global South Network for Trustworthy AI, Research on RAI & Mapping Data Centre Futures](https://digitalfutureslab.substack.com/p/digital-futures-labissue-31-launching) _2026-05-05 · Digital Futures Lab · Digital Futures Lab_ We've been quieter than usual in your inbox, but certainly not idle! ## [How one word can make or break your AI claim](https://bestpatent.eu/how-one-word-can-make-or-break-your-ai-claim/) _2026-04-30 · Bastian Best · BASTIAN BEST_ Here’s an example of how a single word can make or break your AI patent claim. During my epi webinar Patenting AI-Related Inventions yesterday, I discussed a case study involving L Oréal s famous patent application EP 4 000 000. Claim 1 was a runtime method directed at using a machine learning model to estimate the skin ... Read more The post How one word can make or break your AI claim appeared… ## [AI patents on the rise](https://bestpatent.eu/ai-patents-on-the-rise/) _2026-04-26 · Bastian Best · BASTIAN BEST_ AI patents are on the rise but many researchers and inventors still believe that software isn t patentable . I ll shed some light on this in the epi webinar Patenting AI-Related Inventions this Wednesday: Please join me on Wednesday, 27 April 2026 at 10am CET. More information and registration on the webinar webpage. Hope this helps!Bastian The post AI patents on the rise appeared first on BASTIAN… ## [New INSIGHT epi Podcast](https://bestpatent.eu/new-insight-epi-podcast/) _2026-04-22 · Bastian Best · BASTIAN BEST_ I sat down with Michael Thesen on the epi INSIGHT podcast to talk about my favorite topic: AI in patent drafting: Guardrails, not shortcutsIn today s episode, Michael Thesen speaks with Bastian Best about the use of generative AI in patent drafting, following Bastian s article in epi Information 1/2026 and a recent epi webinar. They discuss ... Read more The post New INSIGHT epi Podcast appeared… ## [Patent office search services for everyone](https://bestpatent.eu/patent-office-search-services-for-everyone/) _2026-04-21 · Bastian Best · BASTIAN BEST_ Today I learned that the Swedish patent office has a sister company, PRV Consulting, that offers patent search services. The pricing looks good. In the past, I ve used the Swiss patent office s ip-search service for preparing important invalidity actions. The Swedish offer might be worth a closer look especially for telecommunications and trucks, I guess. ... Read more The post Patent office… ## [Why I have my agents write infrastructure code](https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts/why-i-use-infra-code-with-agents.html) _2026-04-14 · Kief Morris · Infrastructure as Code_ I could have Claude Code directly create infrastructure for me. But I prefer to have it write infrastructure code, for consistency, confidence, and composability. ## [Guardrails for Agentic Development](https://pento.net/2026/04/13/guardrails-for-agentic-development/) _2026-04-13 · Gary · Gary Pendergast_ Agents can write code fast, but speed without feedback loops produces mediocre results. Here's how guardrails transform agentic development from vibe coding into a workflow you'd actually trust in production. ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HRPsVa3roJU9) _2026-04-13 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [Claudaborative Editing 0.4: Twice the fun!](https://pento.net/2026/04/10/claudaborative-editing-0-4-twice-the-fun/) _2026-04-10 · Gary · Gary Pendergast_ Claudaborative Editing 0.4 brings AI writing tools directly into the WordPress block editor. Proofread, review, edit, translate, plan posts with an interactive compose mode, and get pre-publish metadata suggestions, all without leaving Gutenberg. ## [The Human in the Loop](https://pento.net/2026/04/07/the-human-in-the-loop/) _2026-04-07 · Gary · Gary Pendergast_ The 'human in the loop' paradigm works brilliantly for code, where creativity lives in architecture and design. But for writing meant for humans, the act of writing is the creative act, and delegating it to an LLM means delegating your creativity. Here's why I build AI writing tools that assist rather than replace. ## [How many products does Microsoft have named ‘Copilot’? I mapped every one](https://teybannerman.github.io/strategy/2026/03/31/how-many-microsoft-copilot-are-there.html) _2026-03-31 · Tey Bannerman · Tey Bannerman_ Update (9 Apr 2026): Another one. A helpful person sent in Microsoft 365 Copilot for US Government. That's 81. Chart updated. ## [Claudaborative Editing 0.2: now with 500% more collaboration!](https://pento.net/2026/03/28/claudaborative-editing-0-2-now-with-500-more-collaboration/) _2026-03-28 · Gary · Gary Pendergast_ A week ago, I put together a quick tech demo, showing how an MCP server could be created for Claude Code that hooked directly into Gutenberg s Collaborative Editing feature, allowing it to act as a digital collaborator on a post. The demo focused primarily on text generation, but that s not really the benefit that I \[ \] ## [Embed All The Things!](https://pento.net/2026/03/26/embed-all-the-things/) _2026-03-26 · Gary · Gary Pendergast_ Over 10 years ago, we introduced the oEmbed API to WordPress, expanding how WordPress handled embedding to cover all WordPress sites. It was an intentional decision to focus on oEmbed at the time: we wanted to focus on the embedding mechanism that would give site owners maximum control over what their embeds looked like. The \[ \] ## [Introducing claudaborative-editing](https://pento.net/2026/03/20/introducing-claudaborative-editing/) _2026-03-20 · Gary · Gary Pendergast_ Human editor s note: The post below was written by Claude Code. I personally don t use LLMs to write for me, but I figured I d make an exception just this once. Using entirely LLM-generated content isn t a workable approach to writing good copy, but I m interested in seeing how we can use these tools to interact \[ \] ## [Report Launch | AI For Justice: Ethical, Fair and Robust Adoption in India's Courts](https://digitalfutureslab.substack.com/p/report-launch-ai-for-justice-ethical) _2026-03-18 · Digital Futures Lab · Digital Futures Lab_ Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant idea in India’s justice system. Transcription tools, translation support, and case summarisation systems have already made their way into courtrooms across the country. ## [Introducing Tidy Weather](https://pento.net/2026/03/16/introducing-tidy-weather/) _2026-03-16 · Gary · Gary Pendergast_ I ve been dabbling in the Flutter world for several years, and I recently published my first Flutter-based app! It s a clean (one could even say, tidy ) little weather app, giving you a quick overview of everything you need to know in the day. Because it s Australia-only, it does have a very Australia-centric view on what \[ \] ## [AI in Patent Practice: The Master List of Official Guidelines](https://bestpatent.eu/ai-in-patent-practice-master-list/) _2026-03-12 · Bastian Best · BASTIAN BEST_ As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes the intellectual property landscape, I know firsthand how challenging it can be to keep track of the evolving ethical, legal, and procedural standards. To help you stay compliant and informed, I’ve created this living repository of official guidelines on the use of AI in patent work. I will continuously update ... Read more The post AI in Patent… ## [Correcting a (personal, made-up) Travesty](https://pento.net/2026/03/11/correcting-a-personal-made-up-travesty/) _2026-03-11 · Gary · Gary Pendergast_ I ve listened to Triple J s Hottest 100 countdown for decades. Long after I grew out of being the target demographic, I ve enjoyed it as a small window into what s popular just a little outside of mainstream, and I make an effort to listen to the entire countdown every year. This year I had a hashtag-proud-dad \[ \] ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IyDlTAo20im9) _2026-03-11 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [The Humans On The Loop](https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts/humans-on-the-loop.html) _2026-03-09 · Kief Morris · Infrastructure as Code_ Agentic software engineering looks familiar to me. We'll manage systems that produce, deliver, and operate software, including infrastructure code. How do we govern how agents build a system? Do we give no guidance ("vibe coding")? Do humans manually inspect every line ("humans in the loop")? Or do we build systems that shape both outcomes and behavior ("humans on the loop")? ## [The Jesusification of AI](https://teybannerman.github.io/ai/2026/03/06/the-jesusification-of-ai.html) _2026-03-06 · Tey Bannerman · Tey Bannerman_ Image created with Google Nano Banana 2 and edited with Freepik ## [The four modes: a framework for working with AI tools](https://teybannerman.github.io/ai/framework/2026/02/25/four-modes-of-thinking-ai.html) _2026-02-25 · Tey Bannerman · Tey Bannerman_ Download the PDF: four-modes-of-working-with-ai.pdf Explore the scenarios: https://fourmodes.teybannerman.com Over the last year, I’ve kept a running note on my phone. Every time someone asked me about using AI tools for a task, I wrote it down. As the list grew, I started noticing something. The surface questions were all different - “How do I summarise this?” “What’s a good prompt for writing… ## [I’m a GuestKat! (Plus: How to be the “Human in the Loop”)](https://bestpatent.eu/im-a-guestkat-plus-how-to-be-the-human-in-the-loop/) _2026-02-19 · Bastian Best · BASTIAN BEST_ I’ve been invited to be a GuestKat on the one-and-only IPKat blog! 🤗 In my guest post, Will the human in the loop please stand up? , I dive into the EPO’s current AI practices following their recent Search and Examination Matters 2026 conference. The EPO is moving rapidly past the hype phase and into full ... Read more The post I’m a GuestKat! (Plus: How to be the Human in the Loop ) appeared… ## [Digital Futures Lab at the India AI Impact Summit 2026!](https://digitalfutureslab.substack.com/p/digital-futures-lab-at-the-india) _2026-02-14 · Digital Futures Lab · Digital Futures Lab_ This February, Digital Futures Lab will take the stage at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 — one of the country’s (and the world’s!) most consequential convenings on Artificial Intelligence (AI), public policy, and societal transformation. ## [EPO Guidelines 2026: What’s New for AI?](https://bestpatent.eu/epo-guidelines-2026-whats-new-for-ai/) _2026-02-12 · Bastian Best · BASTIAN BEST_ Every year, when the preview of the new EPO Guidelines are released, I do the same thing: I open the PDF and immediately CTRL+F for Artificial Intelligence . The preview of the Guidelines due to enter into force on 1 April 2026 are all about stability, liabilitym and the human in the loop . Here s my summary: ... Read more The post EPO Guidelines 2026: What s New for AI? appeared first on BASTIAN… ## [The return of NoOps: Let’s use AI to finish the job DevOps started.](https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts/devops-noops.html) _2026-02-09 · Kief Morris · Infrastructure as Code_ DevOps removed the wall between developers and operations, but the wall between developers and infrastructure remains. The next generation of infrastructure automation will use AI to remove that wall by embedding into the software developer's workflow. ## [Keeping up with Claude](https://pento.net/2026/02/06/keeping-up-with-claude/) _2026-02-06 · Gary · Gary Pendergast_ I ve been experimenting with Claude Code quite a bit recently, and found myself wanting to be able to view my usage at a glance. Unfortunately, Anthropic don t yet provide this information in a format consumable by a status line helper, so I ve hacked together a little script that ll do it for you. I have it \[ \] ## [The 3 Questions Every Patent Attorney Is Asking Right Now (SEM2026 Recap)](https://bestpatent.eu/the-3-questions-every-patent-attorney-is-asking-right-now-sem2026-recap/) _2026-02-05 · Bastian Best · BASTIAN BEST_ Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking at the EPO’s flagship conference, Search and Examination Matters 2026. We had over 800 participants watching live. The energy was incredible, and it confirmed one thing: The profession is waking up. We are moving past the hype phase of AI and entering the deployment phase. But we didn’t ... Read more The post The 3 Questions Every Patent Attorney Is… ## [My 10-Step Claim Drafting Process](https://bestpatent.eu/my-exact-10-step-process-for-drafting-patent-claims/) _2026-01-29 · Bastian Best · BASTIAN BEST_ The name of the game is the claim. It’s a cliché, but it’s true. That’s why I start every new patent application with the claims. But I’ve always dreaded that awkward blank page moment. I’m sure you know the feeling. You’ve digested the invention disclosure. You’ve mapped out the protection hierarchy. Yet, there you are, ... Read more The post My 10-Step Claim Drafting Process appeared first on… ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eyeIKeY60he8) _2026-01-29 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [The Recall](https://bestpatent.eu/the-recall/) _2026-01-26 · Bastian Best · BASTIAN BEST_ The office air tasted of floor wax and cold pizza. Lucas rubbed eyes that felt packed with grit, the partnership carrot dangling just inches from his nose. He needed this AeroTech Dynamics application to be bulletproof—a high-frequency drone rotor system that had to survive Mach 1. He fed the invention disclosure into ChatGeni, trusting the ... Read more The post The Recall appeared first on… ## [Digital Futures Lab/Issue #30: New Foresight Review, Panels on 'AI for Public Good', 'Operationalising AI Safety', Human in the Loop at Manotsava & more!](https://digitalfutureslab.substack.com/p/digital-futures-labissue-30-new-foresight) _2025-12-03 · Digital Futures Lab · Digital Futures Lab_ As India prepares for the upcoming AI Impact Summit in February 2026, we at Digital Futures Lab have been looking at global foresight on AI in critical infrastructure as well as community-grounded conversations on mental health, healthcare, justice, and open-source ecosystems. ## [The Memory of Spice: What happens when we optimise away human agency in the name of efficiency?](https://digitalfutureslab.substack.com/p/the-memory-of-spice-what-happens) _2025-11-13 · Digital Futures Lab · Digital Futures Lab_ New and final Human in the Loop comic ## [Digital Futures Lab/Issue #29: Final Human in the Loop Comics & Panels, Urvashi in Paris, Dona in Belém, Launch of 'From Principles to Practice', a growing team & more!](https://digitalfutureslab.substack.com/p/digital-futures-labissue-29-final) _2025-11-06 · Digital Futures Lab · Digital Futures Lab_ This month, our work continued to connect research, foresight, and practice across India and beyond – from exploring GenAI’s impact on wellbeing and sovereignty to advancing responsible AI governance in healthcare, climate, and justice. ## [Why the ‘AI will replace us’ narratives (and most AI strategies) are wrong](https://teybannerman.github.io/ai/strategy/2025/11/05/why-ai-wont-replace-jobs.html) _2025-11-05 · Tey Bannerman · Tey Bannerman_ The “AI will replace X” narrative is everywhere. Headlines shout. Executives panic. Workers worry. ## [Soundmind: What happens when technology designed to help us connect starts filtering what we feel?](https://digitalfutureslab.substack.com/p/soundmind-what-happens-when-technology) _2025-10-22 · Digital Futures Lab · Digital Futures Lab_ A new comic from our Human in the Loop series ## [Digital Futures Lab/Issue #28: 'Courts of Tomorrow: Justice in the Age of AI, Urvashi in MIT Sloan Management Review India's Policy 50, Human in the Loop at FOSS & Spotlight on Capacity-Building](https://digitalfutureslab.substack.com/p/digital-futures-labissue-28-courts) _2025-10-07 · Digital Futures Lab · Digital Futures Lab_ This month, at Digital Futures Lab, we continue to bridge research, policy, and practice, shaping global discourse on AI governance, while strengthening local capacity for responsible innovation. ## [Working with AI limitations: A pattern recognition guide for everyone](https://teybannerman.github.io/ai/2025/09/30/guide-to-ai-limitations.html) _2025-09-30 · Tey Bannerman · Tey Bannerman_ Download the PDF: guide-to-ai-limitations.pdf LinkedIn just named me one of their top 12 AI voices to follow in Europe . I’m genuinely honoured. Also mildly offended they didn’t mention my exceptional humility or the fact that I look great in a turtleneck. But I’ll let that slide. In the spirit of actually earning this recognition though, I’ve created something practical: a mini-guide to… ## [Premium Justice: What happens when access to justice becomes a premium service?](https://digitalfutureslab.substack.com/p/premium-justice-what-happens-when) _2025-09-17 · Digital Futures Lab · Digital Futures Lab_ A new comic from our Human in the Loop series ## [The practical ‘human in the loop’ framework](https://teybannerman.github.io/ai/2025/08/25/human-in-the-loop-framework.html) _2025-08-25 · Tey Bannerman · Tey Bannerman_ Download the PDF: human-in-the-loop-framework.pdf “Human in the loop”. I hear and this phrase dozens of times per week. In LinkedIn posts. In board meetings about AI strategy. In product requirements. In compliance documents that tick the “responsible AI” box. It’s become the go-to phrase for any situation where humans interact with AI decisions. But there’s a story I think of when I hear “human… ## [Cultural Intelligence and bias in AI models](https://teybannerman.github.io/ai/2025/08/06/ai-cultural-intelligence.html) _2025-08-06 · Tey Bannerman · Tey Bannerman_ There’s something almost nobody is talking about in AI - but it affects everything from asking ChatGPT for advice to companies deploying AI globally. A fascinating study tested major AI models - the foundations powering tools millions use daily - against cultural values from 107 countries worldwide. The result? Each one reflected the same assumptions - those of English-speaking, Western European… ## [AI and critical thinking](https://teybannerman.github.io/ai/2025/07/26/ai-and-critical-thinking.html) _2025-07-26 · Tey Bannerman · Tey Bannerman_ “ChatGPT can harm an individual’s critical thinking over time”. ## [Design methods in the age of AI](https://teybannerman.github.io/ai/2025/07/19/design-methods-in-the-age-of-ai.html) _2025-07-19 · Tey Bannerman · Tey Bannerman_ I’ve been designing + building products for 20 years. One AI project changed everything I thought I knew. ## [Where is the value with infrastructure automation?](https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts/infra-effectiveness-part2-value.html) _2025-06-16 · Kief Morris · Infrastructure as Code_ An approach for identifying what value organizations get from digital infrastructure and how to trace that to the specific infrastructure delivery capabilities. ## [Will moving beyond Infrastructure as Code improve software delivery effectiveness?](https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts/infra-effectiveness-part1-new-tools.html) _2025-05-28 · Kief Morris · Infrastructure as Code_ Can software delivery be made more effective by moving beyond current IaC tools to give software developers a friendlier, more effective interface for defining and provisioning infrastructure for themselves? ## [AI development framework, 2019](https://teybannerman.github.io/ai/design/2025/05/27/speaking-about-ai-in-2019.html) _2025-05-27 · Tey Bannerman · Tey Bannerman_ This is me 6 years ago. September 2019. Taking the stage, talking about AI in a shirt I can only describe as… an interesting choice 😅 ## [Some Things I Learned From The Infrastructure Effectiveness Survey](https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts/survey-learning.html) _2025-03-13 · Kief Morris · Infrastructure as Code_ In January I set up an “Infrastructure Effectiveness Survey” and asked people to fill it in, promising that I’d share what I learned from it later on. Later on has arrived! ## [The Quality x Speed Quadrants](https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts/the-quality-speed-quadrants.html) _2025-02-14 · Kief Morris · Infrastructure as Code_ The idea that you can trade speed and quality off of one another is false. The quality x speed quadrant illustrates that the goal is to use quality and speed to reinforce one another. ## [Infrastructure Platform Teams](https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts/infrastructure-platform-teams.html) _2025-01-15 · Kief Morris · Infrastructure as Code_ An infrastructure management team is not as effective as an infrastructure platform. ## [The Snowflakes as Code antipattern](https://infrastructure-as-code.com/posts/snowflakes-as-code.html) _2025-01-08 · Kief Morris · Infrastructure as Code_ Infrastructure as Code was supposed to bring an end to snowflake servers. It hasn't.