Data Science at Home
by Francesco Gadaleta
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Cutting through AI bullsh*t
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- Vibe Coding, Audited: The Productivity, Security, and CVE Numbers Behind the Hype (Ep. 321) · 27 min · Episode 324Everyone's quoting Karpathy's "vibe coding" post. Almost no one quotes the part where he says it's for throwaway weekend projects, not production. Struggling with AI and…
- We Built AI From Everything We Wrote. Now We Rent It Back. (Ep. 320) · 27 min · Episode 323What do they mean when they say "AI is the new electricity" exactly.AI is much more than that. It is, in fact, infrastructure and public good.In this episode I expand on that…
- AI is punishing game developers (Ep. 319) [RB] · 18 min · Episode 322What is the state of AI and videogames? Who is considering it? What are the big fails so far? This and much more is covered in this 1st episode of AI and videogames. Buy me a…
- Fiber lasts decades, GPUs last three years: the AI boom isn't the dot-com boom (Ep. 318) · 54 min · Episode 321A classifier went from a $200M to a $7.5B valuation in 24 days. We've seen this before: blockchain. Same hype, same irrational money. And no, it's not like the dot-com fiber…
- I wrote a chess engine and still can't play chess: AI coding and skill decay (Ep. 317) · 35 min · Episode 320I wrote a chess engine that beats real players. I still can't play chess.Developers who hand their coding to AI are heading the same way: they can build the machine but can't…
- "Rust Is Amazing, as Long as Nobody Looks at It" - Fact-Checking DHH (Ep. 316) · 23 min · Episode 319DHH told Rails World that hand-written code is over, that HEY's backend is being AI-rewritten in Rust ("amazing, as long as you never look at it"), and that developer happiness…
- AI coding agents have a Mythical Man-Month problem (Ep. 315) · 17 min · Episode 318Fifty years ago Fred Brooks showed why adding more people to a late project makes it later. Today we do the same thing with tokens — more context, more autonomy, same myth…
- One researcher published the 'System 1 AI' idea in 2025; a frontier lab shipped it as new in 2026 (Ep. 314) · 41 min · Episode 317A 2025 solo-author paper on non-generative decision models, a 2026 frontier-lab launch that looks a lot like it, and what these fast, non-autoregressive models can and can't…
- AI slowdown: why Altman, Amodei & Musk suddenly agree (Ep. 313) · 17 min · Episode 316Three rival AI CEOs never agree on anything, until now. I break down the Sanders-Casar bill, the timing, and why "too dangerous" might be the best pitch deck line money can buy…
- AI is punishing game developers (Ep. 312) · 18 min · Episode 315What is the state of AI and videogames? Who is considering it? What are the big fails so far? This and much more is covered in this 1st episode of AI and videogames. Buy me a…
- EU AI Act. What is this thing? (Part 2) (Ep. 311) · 14 min · Episode 314What is "wrong" with the EU AI Act? Watch the full episode and get in touch. Buy me a coffee https://ko-fi.com/datascience Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/4UNKGf3 ✨ Connect…
- EU AI Act. What is this thing? (Part 1) (Ep. 310) · 19 min · Episode 313AI takes over (kinda). Regulators look for a new job. Watch the full episode and get in touch. Buy me a coffee https://ko-fi.com/datascience Discord Channel…
- AI is the Concorde of our time (Ep. 309) · 18 min · Episode 312AI is technically extraordinary and economically precarious. OpenAI spent $1.35 for every dollar it earned in 2025. Global data center investment now surpasses global oil supply…
- The propaganda algorithm (Ep. 308) · 16 min · Episode 311Modern propaganda isn’t random noise. It’s a repeatable, engineered algorithm that starts with ideology, weaponizes identity, and manufactures conflict. Once you see the pattern…
- AI tips & tricks (Ep. 307) · 55 min · Episode 310Some of the most asked questions on the channel. Here answered. Buy me a coffee https://ko-fi.com/datascience Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/4UNKGf3 ✨ Connect with us!…
- AI and videogames: Conversational NPCs (Ep. 306) · 52 min · Episode 309Can NPCs in videogames leverage new LLM-based tech? What are the benefits? What are the costs? Buy me a coffee https://ko-fi.com/datascience Discord Channel…
- AI and videogames (Ep. 305) · 50 min · Episode 308What is the state of AI and videogames? Who is considering it? What are the big fails so far? This and much more is covered in this 1st episode of AI and videogames. Buy me a…
- Europe, wake up! You Can't Be a Superpower on Someone Else's Servers (Ep. 304) · 28 min · Episode 307Rebuilding a defense industrial base takes 20 years and costs trillions. Tech sovereignty takes 3 years and political will. Europe is doing the hard thing and refusing the easy…
- Social media is an ant mill (Internet is a disaster) (Ep. 303) · 35 min · Episode 306Internet followed nature. Until it didn't. And became the disaster we know. Buy me a coffee https://ko-fi.com/datascience ✨ Connect with us! Personal newsletter…
- About Apple's Privacy (Ep. 302) · 46 min · Episode 305Paragon's spyware hacked fully updated iPhones without a single click. Apple just spent $2B on tech that reads your silent speech. And your iCloud? Governments can request it…
- Productivity is the new data breach (Ep. 301) · 33 min · Episode 304Your employees aren't being hacked. They're doing it themselves, one ChatGPT prompt at a time. What is it? And how to fix the biggest corporate espionage of all times. Buy me a…
- Programmable Money: The Cage They'll Call Convenience (Ep. 300) · 25 min · Episode 303Money has always been yours to spend freely. That's about to change. This episode breaks down programmable money, the technology that turns your wallet into a permission system…
- There Is No AI. There's a Stateless Function on 10,000 GPUs Pretending to Know You (Ep. 299) · 39 min · Episode 302Right now, millions of people are simultaneously chatting with a system that remembers nothing, knows nothing, and resets after every message. The engineering keeping that…
- Your Favorite AI Startup is Probably Bullshit (Ep. 298) [RB] · 12 min · Episode 301The brutal truth about why Silicon Valley is blowing billions on glorified autocomplete while pretending it's the next iPhone. We're diving deep into the AI investment circus…
- Why AI Researchers Are Suddenly Obsessed With Whirlpools (Ep. 297) [RB] · 33 min · Episode 300VortexNet uses actual whirlpools to build neural networks. Seriously. By borrowing equations from fluid dynamics, this new architecture might solve deep learning's toughest…
- AGI: The Dream We Should Never Reach (Ep. 296) · 46 min · Episode 298Also on YouTube Two AI experts who actually love the technology explain why chasing AGI might be the worst thing for AI's future—and why the current hype cycle could kill the…
- When Data Stops Being Code and Starts Being Conversation (Ep. 297) · 34 min · Episode 299Mark Brocato built Mockaroo—the tool that taught millions of developers how to fake data. Now, as Head of Engineering at Tonic.ai, he's building the AI agent that's making his…
- Your AI Strategy is Burning Money: Here's How to Fix It (Ep.295) · 32 min · Episode 297Most companies don't have an AI problem. They have a decision-making problem. Matt Lea, founder of Schematical and CloudWarGames, has spent nearly 20 years helping tech leaders…
- From Tokens to Vectors: The Efficiency Hack That Could Save AI (Ep. 294) · 47 min · Episode 296LLMs generate text painfully slow, one low-info token at a time. Researchers just figured out how to compress 4 tokens into smart vectors & cut costs by 44%—with full code &…
- Why AI Researchers Are Suddenly Obsessed With Whirlpools (Ep. 293) · 33 min · Episode 295VortexNet uses actual whirlpools to build neural networks. Seriously. By borrowing equations from fluid dynamics, this new architecture might solve deep learning's toughest…
- The Scientists Growing Living Computers in Swiss Labs (Ep. 292) · 38 min · Episode 294Fred Jordan, Co-CEO of FinalSpark, takes us inside the radical world of biological computing, where real neurons extracted from human tissue are being trained to solve problems…
- When AI Hears Thunder But Misses the Fear (Ep. 291) · 47 min · Episode 293Sanjoy Chowdhury reveals AI's hidden weakness: while systems can see objects and hear sounds perfectly, they can't reason across senses like humans do. His research at University…
- Why VCs Are Funding $100M Remote Control Toys (Ep. 290) · 40 min · Episode 292This episode exposes the uncomfortable truth: most defense tech startups are just software engineers cosplaying as military innovators, creating fragmented solutions that…
- How Hacker Culture Died (Ep. 289) · 45 min · Episode 291A nostalgic dive into the rise and fall of true hacker culture - from MIT's curious tinkerers to today's hustle-obsessed "founders." Plus, why IRC was peak internet and what we…
- Robots Suck (But It’s Not Their Fault) (Ep. 288) · 16 min · Episode 290We were promised robot butlers and got Roombas that cry under the couch. In this brutally honest (and slightly hilarious) episode, Francesco dives into why the robot revolution…
- Your Favorite AI Startup is Probably Bullshit (Ep. 287) · 12 min · Episode 289The brutal truth about why Silicon Valley is blowing billions on glorified autocomplete while pretending it's the next iPhone. We're diving deep into the AI investment circus…
- Tech's Dumbest Mistake: Why Firing Programmers for AI Will Destroy Everything (Ep. 286) [RB] · 19 min · Episode 288From the viral article "Tech's Dumbest Mistake: Why Firing Programmers for AI Will Destroy Everything" on my newsletter at…
- Brains in the Machine: The Rise of Neuromorphic Computing (Ep. 285) · 24 min · Episode 287In this episode of Data Science at Home, we explore the fascinating world of neuromorphic computing — a brain-inspired approach to computation that could reshape the future of AI…
- DSH/Warcoded - AI in the Invisible Battlespace (Ep. 284) · 21 min · Episode 286This episode explores the invisible battlespace of cyber and electronic warfare, where AI takes center stage. From autonomous hacking bots to smart jamming and adversarial…
- DSH/Warcoded Swarming the Battlefield (Ep. 283) · 26 min · Episode 285Swarming the Battlefield explores how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing combat through coordinated drone swarms. We dive into the algorithms that enable autonomous…
- DSH/Warcoded Kill Chains and Algorithmic Warfare – Autonomy in Targeting and Engagement (Ep. 282) · 26 min · Episode 284In this gripping follow-up, we dive into how AI is transforming kinetic operations—from identifying a threat to executing a strike. 🔍 Highlights from this episode: How AI…
- DSH/Warcoded: Eyes and Ears of the Machine – AI Reconnaissance and Surveillance (Ep. 281) · 19 min · Episode 283Welcome to DSH/Warcoded We explore how AI is transforming ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance)—from satellite imagery to drone feeds. In this episode: 🔍 Computer…
- AI Agents with Atomic Agents 🚀 with Kenny Vaneetvelde (Ep. 280) · 56 min · Episode 282🎙️ In this episode of Data Science at Home, we sit down with Kenny Vaneetvelde, the mastermind behind Atomic Agents, a groundbreaking framework redefining AI development. 🔍…
- Run massive models on crappy machines (Ep. 279) · 47 min · Episode 281AI shouldn’t be limited to those with access to expensive hardware. This episode explores how to break down barriers by running massive AI models on "crappy machines"—affordable…
- WeightWatcher: The AI Detective for LLMs (DeepSeek & OpenAI included) (Ep. 278) · 52 min · Episode 280Is DeepSeek the next big thing in AI? Can OpenAI keep up? And how do we truly understand these massive LLMs? Enter WeightWatcher—the AI detective tool that peeks inside neural…
- Tech's Dumbest Mistake: Why Firing Programmers for AI Will Destroy Everything (Ep. 277) · 18 min · Episode 279From the viral article "Tech's Dumbest Mistake: Why Firing Programmers for AI Will Destroy Everything" on my newsletter at…
- Scaling Smart: AI, Data, and Building Future-Ready Enterprises with Josh Miramant (Ep. 276) · 49 min · Episode 278In this episode, we dive into the transformative world of AI, data analytics, and cloud infrastructure with Josh Miramant, CEO of Blue Orange Digital. As a seasoned entrepreneur…
- Autonomous Weapons and AI Warfare (Ep. 275) · 18 min · Episode 277Here’s the updated text with links to the websites included: AI is revolutionizing the military with autonomous drones, surveillance tech, and decision-making systems. But could…
- 8 Proven Strategies to Scale Your AI Systems Like OpenAI! 🚀 (Ep. 274) · 17 min · Episode 276In this episode of Data Science at Home, we’re diving deep into the powerful strategies that top AI companies, like OpenAI, use to scale their systems to handle millions of…
- Humans vs. Bots: Are You Talking to a Machine Right Now? (Ep. 273) · 50 min · Episode 275In this episode of Data Science at Home, host Francesco Gadaleta dives deep into the evolving world of AI-generated content detection with experts Souradip Chakraborty, Ph.D…
