Engineers Must Own the Outer Loop
addyosmani · x · 2026-07-17
Addy Osmani announced that his ai.engineer talk, "Own the outer loop", is now on YouTube.
The discussion centers on a key concept in agentic engineering: over the past year, the industry conversation has shifted from "which model to use" to systemic engineering challenges like harnesses, loops, fleets, and software factories. Osmani argues that engineers need to own the outer loop—meaning the ultimate responsibility for and control over agent outputs.
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