Artificial intelligence · By Diana Wolf Torres
Deep Learning
with the Wolf
The machines are learning. So are we.
I report on AI, talk with the people building it, and try the tools myself. Here you’ll find interviews, explanations, and questions about what this technology means for work and everyday life.
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A few stories to start with.
Agents & oversight · 2026
Why Are AI Agents Going Rogue?
What recent incidents tell us about AI tools, human oversight, and responsibility.
Agents & oversight · 2026
Can We Turn AI Off?
The difference between stopping one system and trying to put a technology back in the box.
AI agents · February 2026
What Is Going on with Open Claw?
A look at persistent agents, their connections to other tools, and the questions they raise.
Explainer · January 2025
Physical AI: The Next Evolution in Machine Intelligence
How AI moves from digital environments into machines that sense and act in the physical world.
On the road · January 2025
Tesla vs Waymo: A Tale of Two Self-Driving Dreams
Two approaches to driving automation, examined through my own experiences behind the wheel and in the passenger seat.
Work & society · May 2026
The AI Backlash on Campus Is About Jobs, Not Technology
Why students can use AI every day and still question the future being sold to them.
Watch
Tests, interviews, and explanations.
Selected videos from the archive. Older tests show the tools as they worked at the time.
2024 · Hands-on test
Testing ChatGPT Voice in a job interview
2024 · Hands-on test
Microsoft “Talking Faces” versus a human
2025 · AI and climate
What Is NVIDIA Earth-2?
2025 · Interview
Gen Z engineers respond to AI coding predictions
2025 · Explainer
Physical AI Explained: From Virtual to Reality
2026 · Analysis
AI Agents Going Rogue?
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This selection spans several years of reporting. Publication dates and the original context appear with each full story.
AI agents & accountability
Understanding AI
People, policy & the physical world
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News & Notes
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About Diana
Independent reporting from Silicon Valley.
I’m Diana Wolf Torres. CEO interviews are a central part of my reporting, alongside conversations with engineers and firsthand coverage of AI and robotics. Deep Learning with the Wolf covers AI broadly. For robotics CEO interviews and field reporting, visit DROIDS.
Deep Learning with the Wolf is free, with articles and videos published roughly weekly and frequent Notes in between.