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# Loop Engineering

ADA CEO Lee Ying argues that human judgment is the biggest bottleneck to AI autonomy. Discover how loop engineering uses automated micro-judges to orchestrate self-evolving software development lifecycles.

- **Speakers:** [Li Yin](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@li-yin)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Duration:** 18:33
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100381-loop-engineering
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/901dd167a2682cc883a1d7eae3ba626d/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=114294ms

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