Humans in the Loop

Humans in the Loop

Seb Agertoft

Episodes 14
Avg. Duration 54m
Activity Highly Active
Since Aug 2025
Latest Episode May 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
46%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

A podcast for thoughtful technologists. How to build technology with human interests in mind. Asking the hard questions about our future. You can reach out to Seb via his website: www.theuncommonfounder.com

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Recent Episodes

Eric Ries | Is it even possible to build an Incorruptible company?

May 26, 2026 53m

Many of us have a sense that even well-meaning companies and institutions lose their way, sometimes becoming downright evil.Eric Ries is a legend when it comes to building tech companies and his new…

Can you lift a country out of poverty? | Nick Allardice, CEO GiveDirectly

May 19, 2026 56m

How to lift an entire country out of poverty?Does philanthropy make a difference?What if wealthy tech founders gave away their money?Will AI make poor countries even poorer?How does technology help a…

The Chinese Tech Economy | Selina Xu - AI & China Researcher

May 05, 2026 50m

China is shaping the world.In direct ways, like innovation, foreign policy, investment.And indirectly, by provoking a response from countries such as the US who see it as a competitor.China's…

Zen Master Henry Shukman on tech & what it means to be human

Mar 24, 2026 47m

Henry Shukman is a Zen Master, a meditation teacher, and co-founder of The Way meditation app.As AI poses some hard questions about what it means to be human, I thought Henry might help make some…

The Creative Process with Fuser Co-Founders Dalena Tran & Hirad Sab

Mar 10, 2026 43m

My guests today are artists, film makers, educators, technologists and founders of Fuser, a company building an AI workspace for creatives. With so much noise around what AI should or shouldn’t be…

Mike Masnick on the decentralised internet

Feb 24, 2026 56m

Mike Masnick wrote the paper that helped inspire Bluesky and now he sits on the Bluesky board.A long-time advocate of decentralised tech, Mike's paper 'Protocols not platforms' outlined how a more…

Alex Komoroske on the hacker ethic and pro-social tech

Feb 03, 2026 1h

Alex Komoroske is one of the smartest voices out there talking about better forms of technology right now.He spent a long chapter of his career at the likes of Google and Stripe and is now the…

Kevin Kelly on Flounder Mode and Optimism

Jan 13, 2026 55m

How to describe Kevin Kelly?Founder of Wired Magazine. Writer of industry defining essays like '1000 true fans' - https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/Co-chair of The Long Now Foundation…

The Soft Technologies of Democracy with Ed Gillespie

Dec 16, 2025 50m

Ed has spent his career thinking systemically about the future and consulting with governments and corporations on topics as varied as the environment, politics, healthcare and education.He's also…

Creative courage in big tech with Ben Lehnert, fmr design leader Microsoft and SAP

Dec 02, 2025 1h 2m

Benedikt Lehnert is former design leader at Microsoft and Chief Design Officer at SAP. He's had a seat at the top table in big tech and brings his own clear-eyed perspective based on that…

Talking to animals with Kate Armstrong

Nov 18, 2025 53m

SummaryIn this conversation, I speak to Kate Armstrong, the Executive Director of InterSpecies Internet, about the latest advancements in how we communicate with animals through technology.Kate…

Rewiring Democracy with Godfather of Cybersecurity and public interest technologist, Bruce Schneier

Oct 28, 2025 57m

This episode features an OG in the world of internet security, the Godfather of Cybersecurity, Bruce Schneier.Bruce describes himself as a public interest technologist, and has done many things under…

Tara Fung, Founder CO:CREATE - Life on the Frontier. Booms, busts & pivots

Oct 07, 2025 46m

This episode features Tara Fung, co-founder of CO:CREATE - a digital platform for tattooing. Tara raised $25m in seed funding from A16z at the height of the NFT hype with a technical vision for how…

Granola AI Co-founder Sam Stephenson on designing for AI and Human Agency

Sep 08, 2025 44m

This episode features Sam Stephenson, co-founder of ⁠Granola⁠ - one of the standout UK success stories in AI product building.Sam and I discussed his background as a designer, his journey to becoming…

Artist founders and figuring out what AI is really for

Aug 05, 2025 1h 4m

In this conversation, I speak to William Morgan and Sylvan Rackham, the Co-Founders of Restless Egg, an incubator for Artist Founders, about the intersection of art, technology, and innovation. They…

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