Diana Wolf Torres
@deeplearningwolf.bsky.social
Hi! I’m the Wolf behind Deep Learning With The Wolf- a free newsletter that explains AI through storytelling. I also write just for fun. I live in Silicon Valley, and my stories tend to have a California flair.
You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a $649 SpongeBob claw machine, a virtual golden retriever, and a $14 VR headset next to an 8K flying drone.
Costco in December is a FASCINATING place.
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#costcofinds #robotics
Costco in December is a FASCINATING place.
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#costcofinds #robotics
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
You haven’t lived until you’ve seen a $649 SpongeBob claw machine, a virtual golden retriever, and a $14 VR headset next to an 8K flying drone.
Costco in December is a FASCINATING place.
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#costcofinds #robotics
Costco in December is a FASCINATING place.
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#costcofinds #robotics
Camouflage, Competition, and Code: The Legacy of GANs.
GANs may not power your favorite AI tools anymore, but they taught machines to imagine. And it all started with a neural battle and a chameleon in Hawaii. #generativeai #deeptech #gans #aistorytelling
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GANs may not power your favorite AI tools anymore, but they taught machines to imagine. And it all started with a neural battle and a chameleon in Hawaii. #generativeai #deeptech #gans #aistorytelling
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December 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Camouflage, Competition, and Code: The Legacy of GANs.
GANs may not power your favorite AI tools anymore, but they taught machines to imagine. And it all started with a neural battle and a chameleon in Hawaii. #generativeai #deeptech #gans #aistorytelling
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GANs may not power your favorite AI tools anymore, but they taught machines to imagine. And it all started with a neural battle and a chameleon in Hawaii. #generativeai #deeptech #gans #aistorytelling
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Thought our car was losing its mind.
Turns out, we accidentally put it in Mad Max Mode.
Yes, that’s a real Tesla setting.
And yes, it’s as chaotic as it sounds.
🛞🤖 Read what happens when your car gets spicy:
👉 droids.substack.com
Turns out, we accidentally put it in Mad Max Mode.
Yes, that’s a real Tesla setting.
And yes, it’s as chaotic as it sounds.
🛞🤖 Read what happens when your car gets spicy:
👉 droids.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Thought our car was losing its mind.
Turns out, we accidentally put it in Mad Max Mode.
Yes, that’s a real Tesla setting.
And yes, it’s as chaotic as it sounds.
🛞🤖 Read what happens when your car gets spicy:
👉 droids.substack.com
Turns out, we accidentally put it in Mad Max Mode.
Yes, that’s a real Tesla setting.
And yes, it’s as chaotic as it sounds.
🛞🤖 Read what happens when your car gets spicy:
👉 droids.substack.com
You don’t buy one item in isolation at Costco. You buy it next to 25 others. ChatGPT uses that same logic when clustering meaning.
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#ai #machinelearning #nlp #chatgpt #deeplearning
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#ai #machinelearning #nlp #chatgpt #deeplearning
December 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
You don’t buy one item in isolation at Costco. You buy it next to 25 others. ChatGPT uses that same logic when clustering meaning.
dianawolftorres.substack.com/p/lost-in-co...
#ai #machinelearning #nlp #chatgpt #deeplearning
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#ai #machinelearning #nlp #chatgpt #deeplearning
Before caffeine, my brain works just like a beginner AI. Mostly confused. Always scanning.
A short (fun) article on computer vision.
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#computervision #aivision #aiexplained #ConvolutionalNeuralNetworks #alexnet #convolution
A short (fun) article on computer vision.
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#computervision #aivision #aiexplained #ConvolutionalNeuralNetworks #alexnet #convolution
December 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Before caffeine, my brain works just like a beginner AI. Mostly confused. Always scanning.
A short (fun) article on computer vision.
open.substack.com/pub/dianawol...
#computervision #aivision #aiexplained #ConvolutionalNeuralNetworks #alexnet #convolution
A short (fun) article on computer vision.
open.substack.com/pub/dianawol...
#computervision #aivision #aiexplained #ConvolutionalNeuralNetworks #alexnet #convolution
Try self-driving,” the Tesla said.
So we did. What happened next? The car dove for the shoulder.
In our latest piece, I take you inside Tesla FSD v14.2.1 — the version Elon Musk says is ready to drive itself. Our experience? It’s smoother, smarter… and still a little unhinged.
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So we did. What happened next? The car dove for the shoulder.
In our latest piece, I take you inside Tesla FSD v14.2.1 — the version Elon Musk says is ready to drive itself. Our experience? It’s smoother, smarter… and still a little unhinged.
droids.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Try self-driving,” the Tesla said.
So we did. What happened next? The car dove for the shoulder.
In our latest piece, I take you inside Tesla FSD v14.2.1 — the version Elon Musk says is ready to drive itself. Our experience? It’s smoother, smarter… and still a little unhinged.
droids.substack.com
So we did. What happened next? The car dove for the shoulder.
In our latest piece, I take you inside Tesla FSD v14.2.1 — the version Elon Musk says is ready to drive itself. Our experience? It’s smoother, smarter… and still a little unhinged.
droids.substack.com
The best AI systems aren't built on perfection.
They're built on organized chaos—many imperfect models voting together.
It's called ensemble learning. And I learned it the hard way, at age five, from a swarm of very angry bees.
#swarmintelligence #releasetheswarm #deeplearning
They're built on organized chaos—many imperfect models voting together.
It's called ensemble learning. And I learned it the hard way, at age five, from a swarm of very angry bees.
#swarmintelligence #releasetheswarm #deeplearning
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The best AI systems aren't built on perfection.
They're built on organized chaos—many imperfect models voting together.
It's called ensemble learning. And I learned it the hard way, at age five, from a swarm of very angry bees.
#swarmintelligence #releasetheswarm #deeplearning
They're built on organized chaos—many imperfect models voting together.
It's called ensemble learning. And I learned it the hard way, at age five, from a swarm of very angry bees.
#swarmintelligence #releasetheswarm #deeplearning
ChatGPT isn't AI. ChatGPT uses AI.
The distinction matters.
One is a tool you can avoid. The other is the infrastructure of modern civilization.
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#ai #chatgpt
The distinction matters.
One is a tool you can avoid. The other is the infrastructure of modern civilization.
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#ai #chatgpt
December 4, 2025 at 6:13 AM
ChatGPT isn't AI. ChatGPT uses AI.
The distinction matters.
One is a tool you can avoid. The other is the infrastructure of modern civilization.
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#ai #chatgpt
The distinction matters.
One is a tool you can avoid. The other is the infrastructure of modern civilization.
open.substack.com/pub/dianawol...
#ai #chatgpt
This summer, a mouse outsmarted me for weeks.
By the time I caught him, I realized we were running the same algorithm.
Turns out, reinforcement learning looks like a tiny genius stealing sunflower seeds.
Read the story at dianawolftorres.substack.com.
#MachineLearning #ReinforcementLearning #AI
By the time I caught him, I realized we were running the same algorithm.
Turns out, reinforcement learning looks like a tiny genius stealing sunflower seeds.
Read the story at dianawolftorres.substack.com.
#MachineLearning #ReinforcementLearning #AI
December 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This summer, a mouse outsmarted me for weeks.
By the time I caught him, I realized we were running the same algorithm.
Turns out, reinforcement learning looks like a tiny genius stealing sunflower seeds.
Read the story at dianawolftorres.substack.com.
#MachineLearning #ReinforcementLearning #AI
By the time I caught him, I realized we were running the same algorithm.
Turns out, reinforcement learning looks like a tiny genius stealing sunflower seeds.
Read the story at dianawolftorres.substack.com.
#MachineLearning #ReinforcementLearning #AI
Dynamic pricing means your neighbor might see a cheaper price for the same item. Retail AI tests how badly you want it by observing your online behavior. Stop overpaying: use these specific AI tools to freeze trackers and find the true lowest price.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Dynamic pricing means your neighbor might see a cheaper price for the same item. Retail AI tests how badly you want it by observing your online behavior. Stop overpaying: use these specific AI tools to freeze trackers and find the true lowest price.
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From wild optimism to shuttered labs: The journey through AI Winter shows what really happens when hype outruns breakthroughs in technology.
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#AI #machinelearning #AIHistory #AIWinter #AIHypeCycle
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#AI #machinelearning #AIHistory #AIWinter #AIHypeCycle
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
From wild optimism to shuttered labs: The journey through AI Winter shows what really happens when hype outruns breakthroughs in technology.
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#AI #machinelearning #AIHistory #AIWinter #AIHypeCycle
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#AI #machinelearning #AIHistory #AIWinter #AIHypeCycle
My first pot of chili nearly set my husband on fire. That error? Valuable data. In AI, this is called a “loss function”—and it’s deliciously useful.
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#aieducation #neuralnetworks #learningfrommistakes #artificialintelligence
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#aieducation #neuralnetworks #learningfrommistakes #artificialintelligence
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
My first pot of chili nearly set my husband on fire. That error? Valuable data. In AI, this is called a “loss function”—and it’s deliciously useful.
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#aieducation #neuralnetworks #learningfrommistakes #artificialintelligence
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#aieducation #neuralnetworks #learningfrommistakes #artificialintelligence
If you’ve ever trained a dog, watched wildlife, or simply wondered how machines learn, this is a story worth reading.
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#ai #techexplained #aiexplained #learningai #deeplearning
#learningai
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#ai #techexplained #aiexplained #learningai #deeplearning
#learningai
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
If you’ve ever trained a dog, watched wildlife, or simply wondered how machines learn, this is a story worth reading.
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#ai #techexplained #aiexplained #learningai #deeplearning
#learningai
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#ai #techexplained #aiexplained #learningai #deeplearning
#learningai
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Every summer, one ant appears in my kitchen. By morning, there are hundreds. That's exactly how neural networks work. Emergent intelligence.
(Read more so you understand how to explain AI to your auntie using ant analogies.)
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(Read more so you understand how to explain AI to your auntie using ant analogies.)
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November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Every summer, one ant appears in my kitchen. By morning, there are hundreds. That's exactly how neural networks work. Emergent intelligence.
(Read more so you understand how to explain AI to your auntie using ant analogies.)
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(Read more so you understand how to explain AI to your auntie using ant analogies.)
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Ever wonder what AI really is?
It’s not a brain. It’s not a robot.
It’s... an octopus.
Here’s a quick, strange, and surprisingly helpful way to think about artificial intelligence.
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It’s not a brain. It’s not a robot.
It’s... an octopus.
Here’s a quick, strange, and surprisingly helpful way to think about artificial intelligence.
dianawolftorres.substack.com/p/if-ai-were...
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Ever wonder what AI really is?
It’s not a brain. It’s not a robot.
It’s... an octopus.
Here’s a quick, strange, and surprisingly helpful way to think about artificial intelligence.
dianawolftorres.substack.com/p/if-ai-were...
It’s not a brain. It’s not a robot.
It’s... an octopus.
Here’s a quick, strange, and surprisingly helpful way to think about artificial intelligence.
dianawolftorres.substack.com/p/if-ai-were...
You can now put down a deposit on a home robot. Think "robot butler." But here's the twist: when it gets confused, a remote human operator may take over—and your living room becomes training data. Spoiler: yes, it can fold laundry and load the dishwasher.... just.... slowly.
droids.substack.com
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October 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
You can now put down a deposit on a home robot. Think "robot butler." But here's the twist: when it gets confused, a remote human operator may take over—and your living room becomes training data. Spoiler: yes, it can fold laundry and load the dishwasher.... just.... slowly.
droids.substack.com
droids.substack.com
Robots can do some amazing things, but struggle to do things a toddler can do, like pick up a grape. It's "the hands problem" in robotics. It's why you don't have a humanoid in your house unloading your dishwasher and making you a cup of tea.
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The Hands Problem in Humanoid Robotics
Why building robot hands that work like ours is still an unsolved challenge.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Robots can do some amazing things, but struggle to do things a toddler can do, like pick up a grape. It's "the hands problem" in robotics. It's why you don't have a humanoid in your house unloading your dishwasher and making you a cup of tea.
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Always fascinating to see what new surprises (and heartburn) the morning's headlines will bring. Today's surprise was: "Trump warns he'll move World Cup soccer games out of 'unsafe' cities like... Santa Clara? THIS is Santa Clara. And, THIS is Santa Clara.#worldcup #worldcupsantaclara #santaclara
September 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Always fascinating to see what new surprises (and heartburn) the morning's headlines will bring. Today's surprise was: "Trump warns he'll move World Cup soccer games out of 'unsafe' cities like... Santa Clara? THIS is Santa Clara. And, THIS is Santa Clara.#worldcup #worldcupsantaclara #santaclara
Gen X didn’t grow up with the Internet — we adapted to it, and that’s exactly why we’re thriving in the age of AI.
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September 13, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Gen X didn’t grow up with the Internet — we adapted to it, and that’s exactly why we’re thriving in the age of AI.
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Following up on my post about context rot, OpenAI cited it as a reason why their usual filters did not work, even though this California teen mentioned "suicide" or "hanging" hundreds of times in a chat. ChatGPT offered to help write the note.
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Unfiltered: ChatGPT’s Role in a California Teen’s Tragedy
Exploring the Urgent Need for Mental Health Safeguards in AI
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September 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Following up on my post about context rot, OpenAI cited it as a reason why their usual filters did not work, even though this California teen mentioned "suicide" or "hanging" hundreds of times in a chat. ChatGPT offered to help write the note.
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Reposted by Diana Wolf Torres
This was a fascinating report.
Sprunki. Brainrot. Tralalero tralala.The next generation’s internet language isn’t just fast—it’s absurd, hilarious, and radically AI-infused.Can adults decode the cultural code Gen Alpha is writing in real time? substack.com/@deeplearnin...
Sprunki. Brainrot. Tralalero tralala.The next generation’s internet language isn’t just fast—it’s absurd, hilarious, and radically AI-infused.Can adults decode the cultural code Gen Alpha is writing in real time? substack.com/@deeplearnin...
July 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This was a fascinating report.
Sprunki. Brainrot. Tralalero tralala.The next generation’s internet language isn’t just fast—it’s absurd, hilarious, and radically AI-infused.Can adults decode the cultural code Gen Alpha is writing in real time? substack.com/@deeplearnin...
Sprunki. Brainrot. Tralalero tralala.The next generation’s internet language isn’t just fast—it’s absurd, hilarious, and radically AI-infused.Can adults decode the cultural code Gen Alpha is writing in real time? substack.com/@deeplearnin...
“First they pass the Turing Test.
Next, they write heartfelt emails.
Then they overthrow humanity — but very politely.”
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Next, they write heartfelt emails.
Then they overthrow humanity — but very politely.”
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April 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“First they pass the Turing Test.
Next, they write heartfelt emails.
Then they overthrow humanity — but very politely.”
youtu.be/ifw2G9Qvvuk
Next, they write heartfelt emails.
Then they overthrow humanity — but very politely.”
youtu.be/ifw2G9Qvvuk