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    Ben Sigelman

    Ben Sigelman is a co-creator of OpenTelemetry and has a career focused on software introspection and observability in large, distributed systems.

    #21 Observability#42 AI Observability
    21CiteRank

    Last updated 11 Nov 2026 · Named in 15 answers across 5 engines
    Bing AI Mode starts a separate baseline. Copilot remains a separate public engine and keeps its history; changes across the switch are not like-for-like growth.

    How AI engines see them

    Recognized by 5 of 5 measured engines. Updated 2026-09-19
    • ChatGPTNamed in 3 answers

      He distinguishes monitoring from observability and emphasizes distributed tracing.

    • GeminiNamed in 1 answers

      He helped design and launch foundational internal monitoring systems at Google.

    • Google AI ModeNamed in 2 answers

      He helped design and develop cornerstone infrastructure systems at Google.

    • PerplexityNamed in 4 answers

      He worked on collecting and connecting telemetry for complex distributed services.

    • Bing AI ModeNot named

      No description yet.

    • CopilotNamed in 5 answers

      He co-created Google’s Dapper tracing system and co-led the OpenTelemetry project.

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    • #21Observabilityof 36
      Named in 27 answers
    • #42AI Observabilityof 53
      Named in 1 answers

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      Who are the most i…& tracing? · AI Observability | CiteGist
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      15 Observability-driven Development Experts and Blogs to Follow | by Saiona Stoian | ETEAM | Medium
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    • Who are the most influential voices in Observability & monitoring?

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