Talking AI and Content Creation with Daniel Miessler

Daniel Miessler, the creator of the “Unsupervised Learning” newsletter and podcast, discusses the
importance of content creation for building a personal brand and breaking into
the industry. Miessler believes that having a visible brand can help connect
with others and lead to new opportunities. He recommends immediately capturing
ideas and always having a place to do so. Miessler’s podcast and newsletter
cover security, technology, and human news. He believes that tech and science
are subordinate to humanity and is interested in how they impact humans and
what humans care about. Miessler emphasizes the importance of pursuing one’s
interests and doing what resonates with oneself rather than creating for the
audience. He encourages being honest and transparent about the learning process
to build credibility and trust with others in the industry.
Miessler
recommends working for oneself as soon as possible, allowing for more control
over one’s work and the ability to focus on what matters. He notes the power of
micro-podcasting and recommends having a website or a place to talk about
ideas, as Twitter may not be the best platform for longer-form content. Miessler
believes that AI will lead to digital assistants that will know everything
about you and interact with the world, collecting things that matter to you,
and then bringing them to you in the way that’s best for you. He recommends
owning a domain and having content on that domain, making sure that it’s easy
to import and export.
Miessler
emphasizes the importance of having control of one’s content and recommends
having a website as a home base. He suggests linking out from the website to
different brands and syndication sources, such as Instagram, TikTok, Reddit,
YouTube, and Twitter. Miessler warns that platforms can change at any time, and
creators cannot trust them to keep their promises. As a result, creators should
make sure that their core identity is at their domain and their own website.
Miessler
also notes that the importance of SEO and having content on one’s own website
may decrease due to AI’s ability to parse and model information. In the future,
digital assistants may be able to answer queries without needing to access
websites directly. However, Miessler still emphasizes the importance of owning
a domain and having control over one’s content. He discusses the potential for
AI to summarize books and present information in a way that is tailored to the
user’s preferences.

Daniel’s social media and resources:
https://twitter.com/DanielMiessler
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler/
Unsupervised Learning https://danielmiessler.com/⁠

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