# Eric Carlson

Eric Carlson is a Principal AI Engineer helping to shape and build Amplitude's next generation vision of of agentic and data driven product development.

Source: https://amplitude.com/en-us/blog/author/eric-carlson

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##### Eric<!-- --> <!-- -->Carlson

Chief AI Architect, Amplitude

Eric Carlson is a Principal AI Engineer helping to shape and build Amplitude's next generation vision of of agentic and data driven product development. His background is in physics at UC Santa Cruz where he received a PhD working to detect Dark Matter at the center of the galaxy before transitioning to healthcare data science. When not working Eric enjoys playing guitar, cooking, and exploring the outdoors through skiing, mountain biking and rafting.

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#### Posts by <!-- -->Eric

[Read ](/blog/ralph-loop)

[Insights](/blog/ralph-loop)

###### [What I Learned Pointing a Ralph Loop at My Product for a Week](/blog/ralph-loop)

[May 13, 2026](/blog/ralph-loop)

[12 min read](/blog/ralph-loop)