{"type":"project","slug":"tech-back-control","title":"Tech Back Control App","status":"active","tagline":"A podcast and product umbrella about using technology with more agency.","summary":"Tech Back Control is where AI, sovereignty, tooling, and practical digital self-determination come together.","canonicalUrl":"https://jonathantipper.com/projects/tech-back-control","markdownUrl":"https://jonathantipper.com/projects/tech-back-control.md","jsonUrl":"https://jonathantipper.com/projects/tech-back-control.json","launchUrl":"https://www.techbackctrl.app/","launchLabel":"Open Tech Back Control App","launchNote":null,"started":"2025","tags":["ai","podcast","sovereignty","products"],"links":[{"label":"Tech Back Control podcast page","url":"https://jonathantipper.com/podcasts/tech-back-control"}],"image":{"src":"https://jonathantipper.com/images/podcasts/tech-back-control-artwork.png","alt":"Tech Back Control podcast artwork","mode":"logo"},"content":"## What it is\n\nTech Back Control started as a way to talk about emerging technology without pretending that the only two modes are hype and doom.\n\nThe centre of gravity is agency: how people and organisations can use technology more deliberately, especially as AI becomes easier to access and harder to ignore.\n\n## What it connects\n\nThe show gives the thinking a public rhythm, while the tools and prototypes keep that thinking in contact with reality.\n\n## Current status\n\nActive. The direction is still forming, but the theme is stable: practical technology, personal sovereignty, and tools that make people more capable rather than more dependent."}