Keeping Humans in the Loop

“Keeping Humans in the Loop” is a NO BS, AI/ML and technology update blog.

You can find out more about me on www.taranrai.me

You may also find the Q and A below helpful:

1. Who is your target audience? Anyone who wants to read my posts.

2. What kind of topics do you cover? Mostly AI/ML and tech topics. My background is on AI in animal (and human) health, so expects some posts there I suppose. But, there will also be AI shitposts. I’m not too serious about this.

3. Do you cover topics other than AI/ML? Yep. Some of the posts are on general tech or even politics. Basically, anything I think is interesting.

4. What if I don’t understand your posts? Google, ChatGPT, Claude lol But seriously, let me know where you’re confused so I can work on that.

5. How often do you post? As of July 2025, I haven’t posted in almost a year. It’s been a heavy year for me, with the loss of my father and so I spent a lot of time dealing with the important things in life. Nonetheless, I am back now so expect some opinions and updates from moi.

6. Why use the term AI/ML instead of just AI? For many years I worked on Machine Learning (ML) applied to the digital pathology space and sometimes business use cases. I went on a month-long holiday in early 2023 and came back to work where everything I did before was being labelled “AI”. It is what it is and I understand calling this technology AI is very marketable and I expect further changes in names and labels later. Generally, ML is focused on specific data-driven methods, which can be considered a subset of the broader AI field. There’s a lot to AI and even the experts can’t fully align with certain meanings and labels.

7. What is your educational background? I have a PhD applying AI/ML to Digital Pathology, an MSc in Data Science and a BA (Dual Hons) in Economics and Finance.

8. Does your experience in AI/ML give you more expertise compared to those without similar academic qualifications? NO. You will find people with a year or two of experience, who have no formal education but be creating incredible products and developing some crazy algorithms. Beside, anyone can have an opinion or contribute to this huge field. I’m not a fan of gatekeeping and think that those who do gatekeep can piss off.

9. Why did you apply your original AI/ML research to animal rather than human digital pathology? Because of the concept of One Health, One Medicine: where the interconnectedness of human health and animal health is viewed as a one. AI/ML breakthroughs in animal health can lead to advancements that benefit both humans and animals. I also like dogs.

10. Do you think of AI as an existential threat? No, but it doesn’t mean I don’t have any concerns about the current state of AI/ML. We are dealing with models that, if not developed or regulated1 responsibly, could lead to unintended (more immediate) consequences. I also have many questions when it comes to “AI alignment”, for example, alignment with who?

11. Should I take your views seriously? Nah, I’m just as lost as everyone else.

12. Will you make mistakes? Yes, I’m only human.

13. Why bother with writing posts? In all honesty, it’s more for me than for you. I'm not fully capable of absorbing and retaining every bit of info I come across. I sometimes use writing as a method to process and organise information, basically creating a personal archive I can refer to in the future. If you also benefit from these posts then great.

14. Can any of the answers to the above questions change? Yes, of course.

15. Can your views on AI/ML and any of your posts change? Yes, absolutely. When presented with new information, it’s not uncommon to change views or pivot to other ideas. It’s unscientific (and stupid) to fervently defend something that has proven to be wrong with new evidence.

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