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Feedback and Control

Loops, regulation, homeostasis and steering: the core machinery of cybernetics.

Foundations

What Is Cybernetics?

A plain-language introduction to the science of steering: feedback, goals, and the systems that pursue them.

The Editors 3 October 2026

AI and Computing

The Recommendation Machine: A Cybernetic Reading of AI

The AI behind your feed is among the most consequential feedback machines ever built. What does cybernetics tell us about why it behaves the way it does?

The Editors 17 April 2026