Podcast · Tech & Science
by Daniel Miessler · English · Tech & Science
Unsupervised Learning is about ideas and trends in Cybersecurity, National Security, AI, Technology, and Culture—and how best to upgrade ourselves to be ready for what's coming.
17 Sep 2026 · 24 min
I went on a walk and ended up connecting three things I've been thinking about: evolution, LitRPG, and personal AI harnesses. Why listening to The Primal Hunter keeps getting me excited to work on my own goals, and how a personal AI harness is your own LitRPG system. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31 Aug 2026 · 21 min
📝 Theo put out a video saying you should turn off Claude Code's memory, and it triggered me enough to record a response. My argument: the real problem with all AI is the gap between what's in your head and what the AI knows you want. I walk through how LifeOS closes that gap with the Ideal State Artifact, one document that works as both the build spec and the testing harness, and show the skill system and blogging pipeline that run on it. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Anthropic is going after the enterprise operations layer; OpenAI wants to be everyone's personal agent. Both are multi-trillion-dollar markets, and they barely overlap. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
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.
9 Jul 2026 · 12 min
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.
9 Jul 2026 · 36 min
My argument for why we need some AI model controls. Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 Jun 2026 · 8 min
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.
3 May 2026 · 5 min
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.
15 Apr 2026 · 32 min
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 for privacy information.
21 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
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.
11 Mar 2026 · 2 min
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.
6 Mar 2026 · 1 min
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.
28 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
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.
30 Jan 2026 · 25 min
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.
22 Nov 2025 · 7 min
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.
16 Nov 2025 · 4 min
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.
20 Oct 2025 · 10 min
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.
15 Oct 2025 · 4 min
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.
14 Oct 2025 · 7 min
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.
22 Sep 2025 · 35 min
➡ 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 talk about: The Real Problem in Vulnerability Management Why remediation—not just prioritization—remains the toughest challenge, and how AI can help bridge the gap between vulnerabilities…
18 Sep 2025 · 22 min
➡ 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 Slides to Stories Why presentations should begin with narrative flow and core ideas, not pre-existing slide templates. Gamma enables creators to design around the message rather than being trapped by…
10 Sep 2025 · 37 min
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 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5 Sep 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
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://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://x.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See…
22 Aug 2025 · 50 min
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 -Why modular architectures and “best of both worlds” approaches outperform pure LLM-heavy -designs -How large language models performed in patch generation and fuzzing support -The risks…
21 Aug 2025 · 1 hr 38 min
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 at: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade Follow on X: https://x.com/danielmiessler Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler Become a Member: https://danielmiessler.com/upgrade See…
29 Jul 2025 · 26 min
➡ 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. We talk about: Unifying AppSec, Cloud, and SOC into One Data Lake How Palo Alto merged their products into a single system that consolidates runtime, code, identity, cloud, and SOC data, allowing…
17 Jul 2025 · 22 min
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/upgrade Read this episode online: https://newsletter.danielmiessler.com/p/ul-489 Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at:…
10 Jul 2025 · 30 min
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.com/upgrade Read this episode online: https://newsletter.danielmiessler.com/p/ul-488 Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at:…
2 Jul 2025 · 42 min
UL NO. 487: STANDARD EDITION: Iranian Critical Infra Attacks, Insane Recent Productivity, A Chinese Mosquito Drone, Marcus's Response to Our AI Debate, "Context Engineering" Ain't It, 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/upgrade Read this episode online: https://newsletter.danielmiessler.com/p/ul-487 Subscribe to the newsletter at: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribe Join the UL community at:…
26 Jun 2025 · 2 hr
Marcus and I debate AIs capabilities from nearly polar opposite ends. He thinks it's basically autocomplete, and I think it's the most important tech we've ever built as humans. It was a fantastic, and very civil conversation, so thanks to Marcus for that, and we're already planning on Part 2. This two-hour discussion covers: 🧠 The real risks of AI vs. the imagined ones 🔐 How security researchers view AI's capabilities 🤖 The blurry line between useful and dangerous automation ⚖️ Bias, alignment, and who gets to control intelligence 📉 Whether AI might ultimately collapse under its own…
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