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The AI Edge: Why OODA, Cybernetics, and Neuroscience Matter with Sean Manion

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In this timely episode of No Way Out, neuroscientist and systems thinker Sean Manion joins Ponch and Mark to explore the untapped potential of the OODA Loop beyond its military origins. Sean brings over 25 years of experience in neuroscience, clinical research, and health technology to an expansive discussion that redefines the OODA Loop through the lens of natural sciences, cybernetics, complexity theory, and neuroscience.

The conversation dives into how the OODA Loop’s foundation in feedback systems aligns with modern advances in AI, particularly reinforcement learning and active inference models. Sean explains how concepts from cybernetics and information theory can help build more adaptive, energy-efficient AI systems that reflect the dynamics of living systems rather than rigid, linear processing.

Listeners will discover:

  • How cybernetics, the science of communication and control in living and machine systems, influenced both John Boyd’s thinking and the evolution of AI.
  • The critical role of neuroscience in developing more explainable and trustworthy AI, moving beyond today’s opaque, energy-intensive models.
  • How feedback loops, adaptive systems, and even epigenetics play into decision-making processes in humans decision making.
  • The intersection of the OODA Loop with symbolic AI, neuromorphic computing, and complex adaptive systems, showing pathways to a more holistic, biologically inspired AI.

Sean challenges listeners to rethink intelligence itself, arguing that modern AI tools like large language models are not true intelligence but instead tools that mimic limited aspects of human cognition. Drawing on Boyd’s interdisciplinary approach, Sean makes the case for a more integrated, systems-oriented framework to guide AI innovation.

Sean on Substack
Sean on X: @TheUnjournaling
Sean on LinkedIn

NWO Intro with Boyd

March 25, 2025

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Chapters

1. The AI Edge: Why OODA, Cybernetics, and Neuroscience Matter with Sean Manion (00:00:00)

2. Exploring the OODA Loop Beyond Military (00:00:57)

3. Exploring Origins of Cybernetics and AI (00:10:43)

4. Foundations of Cybernetics and Feedback (00:19:35)

5. Trust, Technology, and Governance in AI (00:30:52)

6. Decentralized Data for Efficient Decision-Making (00:38:42)

7. Exploring Cybernetics and Cognitive Science (00:45:18)

8. Epigenetics, Bias, and Cognitive Orientation (00:53:39)

9. Exploring Memory and Cognitive Bias (01:04:41)

10. Understanding Epigenetics and Artificial Intelligence (01:11:12)

11. Future Integration of Cognitive Systems (01:20:20)

127 episodes

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In this timely episode of No Way Out, neuroscientist and systems thinker Sean Manion joins Ponch and Mark to explore the untapped potential of the OODA Loop beyond its military origins. Sean brings over 25 years of experience in neuroscience, clinical research, and health technology to an expansive discussion that redefines the OODA Loop through the lens of natural sciences, cybernetics, complexity theory, and neuroscience.

The conversation dives into how the OODA Loop’s foundation in feedback systems aligns with modern advances in AI, particularly reinforcement learning and active inference models. Sean explains how concepts from cybernetics and information theory can help build more adaptive, energy-efficient AI systems that reflect the dynamics of living systems rather than rigid, linear processing.

Listeners will discover:

  • How cybernetics, the science of communication and control in living and machine systems, influenced both John Boyd’s thinking and the evolution of AI.
  • The critical role of neuroscience in developing more explainable and trustworthy AI, moving beyond today’s opaque, energy-intensive models.
  • How feedback loops, adaptive systems, and even epigenetics play into decision-making processes in humans decision making.
  • The intersection of the OODA Loop with symbolic AI, neuromorphic computing, and complex adaptive systems, showing pathways to a more holistic, biologically inspired AI.

Sean challenges listeners to rethink intelligence itself, arguing that modern AI tools like large language models are not true intelligence but instead tools that mimic limited aspects of human cognition. Drawing on Boyd’s interdisciplinary approach, Sean makes the case for a more integrated, systems-oriented framework to guide AI innovation.

Sean on Substack
Sean on X: @TheUnjournaling
Sean on LinkedIn

NWO Intro with Boyd

March 25, 2025

Flow Learning Lab

Find us on X. @NoWayOutcast
Substack: The Whirl of ReOrientation
Want to develop your organization’s capacity for free and independent action (Organic Success)? Learn more and follow us at:
https://www.aglx.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@AGLXConsulting
https://www.linkedin.com/company/aglx-consulting-llc/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandrivera
https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjmcgrath1
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevemccrone
Stay in the Loop. Don't have time to listen to the podcast? Want to make some snowmobiles? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to receive deeper insights on current and past episodes.
Recent podcasts where you’ll also find Mark and Ponch:

The No Bell Podcast Episode 24
...

  continue reading

Chapters

1. The AI Edge: Why OODA, Cybernetics, and Neuroscience Matter with Sean Manion (00:00:00)

2. Exploring the OODA Loop Beyond Military (00:00:57)

3. Exploring Origins of Cybernetics and AI (00:10:43)

4. Foundations of Cybernetics and Feedback (00:19:35)

5. Trust, Technology, and Governance in AI (00:30:52)

6. Decentralized Data for Efficient Decision-Making (00:38:42)

7. Exploring Cybernetics and Cognitive Science (00:45:18)

8. Epigenetics, Bias, and Cognitive Orientation (00:53:39)

9. Exploring Memory and Cognitive Bias (01:04:41)

10. Understanding Epigenetics and Artificial Intelligence (01:11:12)

11. Future Integration of Cognitive Systems (01:20:20)

127 episodes

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