Unsupervised Learning

A debate with Zack Korman on the morality of Dario Amodei specifically, and Anthropic in general. Zack's version of the video: https://youtu.be/mQ9-YoE9ykE Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why we should think of the AI harness not as a coding tool, but as an Intent Engineering system that manages your entire life — a LifeOS. https://github.com/danielmiessler/LifeOS Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My argument for why we need some AI model controls. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A logical argument and demonstration of how AI has one type of understanding while lacking another. https://aiunderstands.ai   Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most Companies Aren't Anywhere Near Ready for AI. It's not that companies aren't using AI—it's that they can't. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's tons of confusion about what we're all building towards with Personal AI. Are we building Agents? AI Harnesses? To what end? In this video I lay why I think we're all heading towards a single place that we should start getting ready for now. I think getting this early will put you 1-3 years ahead of everyone. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener f...

A longer form discussion on exactly how and why AI will replace knowledge workers. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I think the future is cheaper and Open Source SOTA models combined with context, not custom, narrow models. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A troubling thought about what we will think about high-quality content in the future.  Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are a bunch of different transitions happening right now—all at the same time, all (I think) heading in the same direction. Here is a long-form exploration of the various pieces. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A welcome back and early entry into 2026.  Sponsored by: Knocknoc! Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How we can use an output-based system to judge whether or not different kinds of technology achieve understanding or intelligence.  Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How humans and AI models both share the weakness of deterioration without novel inputs.  Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karpathy is confusing LLM limitations with AI system limitations, and that makes all the difference.  Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How going from exploration to exploitation can help you as both a consumer and creator of everything. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some thoughts on how novelty and attention magnify the time that we have.  Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

➡ Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats with AI-Driven Vulnerability Management with Maze: https://mazehq.com/ In this conversation, I speak with Harry about how AI is transforming vulnerability management and application security. We explore how modern approaches can move beyond endless reports and generic fixes, toward real context-aware workflows that actually empower developers and security teams. We ta...

➡ Upgrade your presentations with Gamma, the best AI presentation maker: https://gamma.app In this conversation, I speak with Grant, co-founder of Gamma, about how their platform is transforming presentations and idea-sharing. Instead of starting with slides, Gamma helps you focus on the story first—then builds the visuals, structure, and delivery around it using AI. We talk about: From Slid...

UL NO. 497: STANDARD EDITION | More NPM Shenanigans, I Open Sourced Kai, Blood Work Results, Finding Vulns in a 10-line Prompt, and more... Read this episode online: https://newsletter.danielmiessler.com/p/ul-497 Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://x.com/danielmiessler Follow on Linke...

UL NO. 496: STANDARD EDITION | New Video on Building my Personal AI System, Anthropic Reveals One-person Hacking Company using Claude, Pentagon Says China Keeps Penetrating, and more... Read this episode online: https://newsletter.danielmiessler.com/p/ul-496 Personal AI Video I'm so excited about Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at: https:/...

In this episode of Unsupervised Learning, I sit down with Michael Brown, Principal Security Engineer at Trail of Bits, to dive deep into the design and lessons learned from the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC). Michael led the team behind Buttercup, an AI-driven system that secured 2nd place overall. We discuss: -The design philosophy behind Buttercup and how it blended deterministic systems with AI/ML&...

You are currently listening to the Standard version of the podcast, consider upgrading and becoming a member to unlock the full version and many other exclusive benefits here :  https://newsletter.danielmiessler.com/upgrade Read this episode online:  https://newsletter.danielmiessler.com/p/ul-494 Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community a...

➡ Prevent Risk At The Source with Cortex Cloud: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex/cloud/application-security In this sponsored conversation, I speak with Sarit Tager , VP of Product Management at Palo Alto Networks, about how Prisma Cloud and their new ASPM solution are transforming cloud and application security by unifying data and deeply integrating business context into AppSec workflows....

UL NO. 489: STANDARD EDITION | My personal toolchain updates, Google tracking through DuckDuckGo, Anthropic’s Pentagon Deal, Grok4 NSFW, Substack Crushes WSJ, and more... You are currently listening to the Standard version of the podcast, consider upgrading and becoming a member to unlock the full version and many other exclusive benefits here :  https://newsletter.danielmiessler.com/up...

UL NO. 488: STANDARD EDITION | Google Granting Confusing Access to Gemini, A New Favorite Creator, Russia's new Autonomous Drones, Claude Code Madness and Neovim Config, and more... You are currently listening to the Standard version of the podcast, consider upgrading and becoming a member to unlock the full version and many other exclusive benefits here :  https://newsletter.danielmiessler.c...