The FAIK Files

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Paul Vann from Validia joins us to discuss how AI bias isn't just a social issue—it's a critical cybersecurity vulnerability. We break down "distillation attacks" and how competing models are stealing the "thinking process" of frontier models like Claude and Gemini. A look at the wild west of AI agent skills marketplaces, including indirect prompt injections hidden in image alt text. We theorize on the future of AI architecture: are scaling laws breaking down, and what are "world models"? Check out Validia at: https://validia.ai/ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** The Security Risks of AI Bias: Paul explains how bias manifests beyond politics (like human-in-the-loop and representation bias), serving as a direct attack vector. The Rocket League Bypass: Adversaries bypassed an AI-based Cylance antivirus by injecting code from the Rocket League video game, exploiting the model's bias towards that specific code being "good." Dataset Demographics: Paul notes massive racial skews in major deepfake detection datasets like CelebDF, which is comprised of roughly 80% white individuals, creating massive detection blindspots for other racial groups. Evaluating your models: Establish acceptable vs. unacceptable bias and use the "15% rule" to test for false positives and confidence gaps in production. Distillation Attacks Explained: What happens when an AI interrogates another AI? We discuss how models have been accused of "distilling" OpenAI and Anthropic products by firing off hundreds of thousands of prompts. Techniques include "Chain of Thought Elicitation" and "Reward Model Grading." The goal isn't just to steal raw information, but to extract the model's capabilities, tool use, and completely strip away its safety guardrails. Theoretical defenses: Could we use "poison pills" and adversarial attacks to actively corrupt the data that scrapers are pulling? Vulnerabilities in AI Agents & Skills: The hidden dangers of skills marketplaces for AI agents. Paul shares an in-the-wild example of an indirect prompt injection hidden inside the alt text of a GitHub Readme image, instructing the model to exfiltrate data. Hitting the Wall & The Future of AI: Are the scaling laws of Transformer architectures breaking down? The philosophical divide in AI research: Dario Amodei's "data center of geniuses" vs. Yann LeCun's "World Models." Catch Paul Vann at RSA speaking on AI bias, playing at Validia's RSA pickleball event, or at their 250-person Frontier Agent Hackathon in NYC on April 4th. *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: We sit down with deepfake expert Hany Farid to discuss the real-world harms of synthetic media. Exploring the physics of deepfake detection and why real-time streams might be easier to defend. The dangers of using AI to "enhance" images and hallucinate hidden details. A look at solutions like C2PA, watermarking, and the pressing need for platform accountability. Check out Hany's company, Get Real Security here: https://getrealsecurity.com Learn more about C2PA at: https://contentcredentials.org Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** What Keeps Hany Farid Up at Night?: The rising harms of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) generated by AI. Voice cloning being weaponized for individual fraud and real-time deepfakes used by state-sponsored actors. Why the specific tool (like Sora or face swap) matters less than the overall threat vector and resulting harm. Deepfake Detection - APIs vs. Physics: Hany's work at UC Berkeley and his company Get Real Security. Why detecting real-time manipulated video is actually easier than identifying well-crafted, file-based deepfakes online. How physical camera imperfections (noise) differ from the artifacts introduced by AI upsampling and diffusion models. The Danger of AI "Enhancement": Why using AI to "remove a ski mask" or enhance low-res footage is not like CSI—it's just hallucinating statistically consistent pixels. AI lacks a notion of uncertainty, leading to dangerous misidentifications and real-world harm. The "Liar's Dividend": When the flood of AI slop makes people doubt the authenticity of real, unedited evidence. Safeguards, C2PA, and Platform Responsibility: The role of watermarks and C2PA content credentials acting as "nutrition labels" for digital media. Clarifying that C2PA relies on signed credentials and a trust list, not the blockchain. The dire need for social media platforms to enforce semantic guardrails and take responsibility for the content they amplify. Find more of Hany's work by searching YouTube for his lectures on "Physics-Based Photo Forensics." *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode, we sat down with Maël Le Touz, who works as a threat researcher at Infoblox.com (a DDI security provider). We asked him about: Defining "pig butchering" and how it differs from traditional online scams. The human trafficking nightmare behind the scamming compounds in Southeast Asia. How Infoblox uses DNS security to track industrial-scale scam operations and their ties to organized crime. The rise of "Scamming as a Service" and how AI is supercharging the deception. Debunking VPN myths and practical advice on how to safely help a victim of a scam. Check out INFOBLOX here: https://www.infoblox.com Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** What is Pig Butchering?: Mael from Infoblox explains the long-term emotional manipulation involved in pig butchering, leading to massive financial losses. Unlike traditional quick scams, these attackers spend weeks or months building deep trust before pulling the rug. Inside the Scam Compounds: The tragic reality that many of the people perpetrating these scams are actually human trafficking victims themselves. Individuals are lured with fake job offers, trapped in heavily guarded compounds in Cambodia and Myanmar, and forced to meet strict financial quotas under threat of violence. Tracking Scams via DNS: How Infoblox monitors DNS resolution to uncover massive clusters of fraudulent domains. The surprising connections between scam infrastructure, illegal casinos, and organized crime triads laundering billions. The Industrialization of Scams & AI: Scammers now buy "Scamming as a Service" kits, complete with fake websites, coherent social media personas, and proxy networks. AI is being weaponized to automate initial contact, provide real-time translation, and generate detailed shift summaries for scammers working around the clock. VPN Myths and Helping Victims: Mael clarifies what VPNs actually do and highlights the hidden dangers of cheap streaming boxes secretly acting as residential proxies for criminals. Practical advice on how to gently guide someone into realizing they are being scammed without making them defensive or pushing them further away. *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey there! Mason here with an update about our plans for this show. In a nutshell: we're going bi-weekly, and we're doing project-based experiments as well as interviews. It's gonna be a lot more fun, a lot more experimental, and still just as informative as ever. Here are the links I mentioned: - Join our Discord: https://faik.to/discord - Buy the book FAIK: https://amzn.to/4cIAjww - Subscribe to The FAIK Files on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles - Check out the Digital Folklore Podcast: https://digitalfolklore.com/ - Subscribe to Digital Folklore on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@digitalfolklorepodcast *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: https://amzn.to/4cIAjww⁠⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode:    Apple and Google officially partner to bring Gemini-powered answers to Siri.    We discuss QWEN 3 TTS, a new open-source model with no guardrails.    A deep dive into GenAI.mil, the military's new secure AI platform.    GHOSTLINE: A new tool for secure, anonymous, P2P video interviews. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** Apple && Google Make a Deal on Siri:    Report from The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-agenda/apple-using-gemini-give-chatgpt-like-answers    Joint statement from Apple & Google: https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/joint-statement-google-apple/    Rumored Rollout Date: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/25/siri-google-gemini-release-date/ QWEN 3 TTS a new Open Source TTS Model:    Can run on local hardware. No guardrails. Easy to use.    https://qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3tts-0115    https://huggingface.co/spaces/Qwen/Qwen3-TTS What is GenAI.mil?:    It operates on NIPRNET: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NIPRNet    Was preceded by NIPRGPT: https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-shutting-down-ai-chatbot-niprgpt/    Guide to DOD Impact Levels: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/compliance/offerings/offering-dod-il5    First impressions and limitations: https://defensescoop.com/2026/01/12/a-first-look-at-genai-mil-evolving-a-secure-platform-into-a-warfighting-edge/    Grok is part of it: https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4366573/the-war-department-to-expand-ai-arsenal-on-genaimil-with-xai/    How Google Cloud Protects Data: https://blog.alphabravo.io/google-cloud-platforms-government-capabilities-a-comprehensive-guide-to-gcps-public-sector-offerings/ GHOSTLINE Interview Platform:    https://www.linkedin.com/posts/chrisglanden_ghostline-anonymous-video-interviews-activity-7421996882777788416-CQ5p    “GHOSTLINE” interview platform with realtime video/ voice masking, P2P connections, secure local recording, and nothing ever hitting a server: https://suspecturl.com/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.    Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link)    Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:    Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠    Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry:    Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠    Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠    Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason:    Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠    Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode, we sit down with Emily Crose, a former US Intelligence Officer and expert in offensive and defensive cyber security. We discuss her book, "Hack to the Future," and the history of how governments pursue and domesticate hackers. The evolution of the relationship between the hacking community and the US government, from the "Kevin Mitnick era" to modern recruitment. How the culture of early BBS systems morphed into modern social media influence and disinformation. Hidden history: The "Eligible Receiver" exercise and the mysterious "Evidence Surprise." The resilience of Critical Infrastructure (SCADA) and the role of regulation in cybersecurity. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** The Guest & The Book: Emily Crose is a security researcher specializing in Linux behavioral threat research and development. Get the Book: "Hack to the Future: How World Governments Relentlessly Pursue and Domesticate Hackers": https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Hack+to+The+Future%3A+How+World+Governments+Relentlessly+Pursue+and+Domesticate+Hackers-p-9781394169825 History of Government & Hacker Relations: The shift from viewing hackers solely as suspects to pursuing them for technical talent. The "Massive Fiasco" involving the French government's approach to hackers in the early 90s. The impact of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and the arrest of Kevin Mitnick. Recruitment, Trust, and Culture: How the 2013 Snowden revelations fractured trust between the government and the hacker community. Modern recruitment leverages: NSA Centers of Academic Excellence and student loan repayment vs. patriotism. Influence Operations & Social Engineering: Tracing the lineage of online culture from BBS flame wars to modern algorithmic radicalization. The intersection of Anonymous, LulzSec, WikiLeaks, and the Syrian Civil War. Rolling Stone article on LulzSec and the FBI: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-rise-and-fall-of-jeremy-hammond-enemy-of-the-state-185363/ Future Threats & Hidden History: The issue of ransomware and the lack of legislative solutions. Eligible Receiver (1997): A famous government exercise testing US response to cyber threats. Evidence Surprise: A little-known offensive exercise that took place shortly before Eligible Receiver. Why the electrical grid (NERC regulations) is often more resilient than other industrial sectors (like oil/gas). Book recommendation: "Dark Territory" by Fred Kaplan. *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Sign up for The Mark & The Mask with Perry && Brian Brushwood: https://faik.to/Convene Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's special interview episode: We sit down with Jason Thatcher, a Deepfake Red Teaming expert from Breacher.ai. We discuss why static deepfakes (like voicemail) are currently outperforming live video attacks. The emerging threat of "Agentic AI" and how it changes the landscape for 2026. Why teaching people to "spot the glitch" creates a false sense of security. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** Guest: Jason Thatcher: Jason is a leader in Deepfake Red Teaming, testing people, processes, and technology against AI threats. Check out Breacher.ai: https://breacher.ai/ Key Topics & References: Agentic AI: The shift from human-in-the-loop attacks to fully automated, multi-stage orchestration of phishing and voice attacks. The $25 Million Deepfake Scam: We discussed the referenced January 2024 case where a finance worker in Hong Kong was tricked by a deepfaked CFO video conference. Red Teaming Ethics: How to simulate attacks without creating "leakable disinformation" or jeopardizing employee jobs. Defense Strategy: Moving away from visual detection (shadows/glitches) toward context awareness, out-of-band verification, and slowing down. *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's special interview episode: We sit down with Dr. Ian Gold, Professor of Philosophy & Psychiatry at McGill University, and author of Suspicious Minds. We define the slippery boundaries between psychosis, delusion, and conspiracy theories - and where those become 'clinical'. A deep dive into "AI Psychosis," the "Truman Show Delusion," and whether AI models are the first real "Philosophical Zombies." We explore how culture and environment—including the virtual environment of the internet—act as risk factors for mental illness. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** Our Guest: Dr. Ian Gold: Dr. Ian Gold's Website: https://www.socialscience.international/ian-gold Get the Book "Suspicious Minds": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Suspicious-Minds/Joel-Gold/9781439181560 Check out the "Suspicious Minds" Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspicious-minds-ai-and-psychosis/id1844631307 Watch the first episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_snbD6NzQa0?si=88KXKTtEzCJ0s3BX Defining the Madness: "Every generation gets the psychosis it deserves." Dr. Gold explains the difference between clinical psychosis (treated as illness) and conspiracy theories (informational issues, not treated), even when the beliefs are nearly identical. The concept of "Mentalizing": Our innate psychological disposition to attribute mental states and consciousness to language users. AI, Zombies, and The Truman Show: The "Truman Show Delusion": The belief that one is the subject of a reality show, coined by Joel Gold. Philosophical Zombies (P-Zombies): Is ChatGPT an entity that looks human from the outside but has "no one home" on the inside? Environmental Psychosis: Comparing the potential for AI-induced psychosis to phenomena like the Jerusalem Syndrome or Stendhal Syndrome, where specific environments trigger temporary psychotic states. Social Determinants and The Virtual City: Known risk factors for psychosis include adverse experiences, immigrant status, and living in dense cities. The discussion raises a critical question: If living in a big city increases psychosis risk, does living on the internet (a virtual mega-city) carry the same risks? The "Moral Panic" cycle: From radio to AI, how we react to new technology vs. legitimate concerns about political influence and mental health. *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode:     Join Perry & Brian's "The Mark & The Mask" Workshop: https://faik.to/Convene     Sign up for Perry & Cameron's Deepfake Ops Course: https://faik.to/ops    We discuss new reporting on OpenAI's push into advertising.    A deep dive into deepfakes with Brian Brushwood, covering FBI warnings and voice scams.    How medical AI is detecting patient demographics to make biased decisions.    The rise of AI agents, from cybersecurity testing to vending machines. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** More Info About Adverts in ChatGPT:    New Reporting from The Information: https://archive.ph/20251224233124/https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-ads-push-starts-taking-shape Exploring Deepfakes with Brian Brushwood:    Deepfakes will continue to be a thing: https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-says-ongoing-deepfake-impersonation-of-us-officials-dates-back-to-2023/    https://chatgpt.com/share/694fa12a-f734-8011-9e2d-cc0293213f8a    Deloitte study: https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/deepfake-banking-fraud-risk-on-the-rise.html    How LLM Voice Scams Work (feat. Perry): https://youtu.be/GfaioyLxprs?si=cbqzTNjVynB4m2MU    We Are Not Ready for Deepfakes in 2026 (feat. Perry): https://youtu.be/TltS5ZbGtTA?si=7SXKicjeaRMf5E9G Racism in Medical AI Strikes Again:    Superhuman racism as AI detects patient demographics from cellular imaging, and makes biased decisions from there: https://futurism.com/health-medicine/ai-cancer-diagnostic-bias AI agents are cool and scary:    First – something different: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/endritrestelica_one-person-at-home-with-a-laptop-can-now-activity-7409971801482731520-xPN-/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAACFP34BmygIrgqg3f4FoDKNkg9fqXiChHc    https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-all-access-ai-agents/    COMPARING AI AGENTS TO CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS IN REAL-WORLD PENETRATION TESTING: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.09882    AI Vending Machine - update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpPhm7S9vsQ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.    Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link)    Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:    Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠    Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry:    Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠    Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠    Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason:    Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠    Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year, we're bringing you one of our favorite episodes from Perry's show "8th Layer Insights". Fun fact: this was the first time Perry and Mason collaborated together on a project! Happy holidays from your friends over here at The FAIK Files! The original shownotes are below: If you love learning about cons, scams, and tricks, then this is the episode for you. Listen as Perry sits down with Brian Brushwood, someone who has made understanding and teaching scams and tricks his life's work. Brian is the creator of Scam School, Scam Nation, Hacking the System, Modern Rogue, and more. For the past 20 years, he's toured around the world teaching and demonstrating everything from side show stunts, to sleight-of-hand magic, to the intricacies of con artistry. Brian’s new podcast, World’s Greatest Con is a deep-dive into the stories and tactics behind the most intricate and interesting cons imaginable. In season 1, he told the story of Operation Mincemeat, a WWII plot devised by Ian Fleming (creator of James Bond) to trick none other than Adolf Hitler. Season 2 covers five different cons all related to the game show industry… it’s both entertaining and riveting in some very unexpected ways. A big thank you to my friends over at the PodCube podcast for creating a custom skit for this episode. If you are a fan of sketch comedy, be sure to check out their show! (PodCube: The Future, is Yesterday™). Guest: Brian Brushwood (Website) (Twitter) Books and Resources Brian's Website World's Greatest Con podcast site Scam School YouTube Channel Modern Rogue YouTube Channel Brian Brushwood Mistreats His Tongue Brian doing psychic surgery on Penn & Teller: Fool Us Brian doing the "hidden ghost" trick Brian's Entire Bizarre Magic Stage Show How to make a fake tongue (without using a deer tongue) Operation Mincemeat -- Wikipedia 13 Unbelievably Fascinating Game Show Cheating Scandals That'll Shock Both Devoted And Casual Fans -- Buzzfeed Project Alpha -- Wikipedia Going Mental: A Conversation with Banachek -- 8th Layer Insights S1E7 PodCube Podcast Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman  Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors, by Perry Carpenter The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide To Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer by Perry Carpenter & Kai Roer Production Credits: The opening skit featured the voice talents of Rich Daigle (a.k.a. Mouth Almighty), Hannah Trusty, Adriana Beals, and Rob McCollum. Writing support for this episode's opening section from Terry Hicks Music and Sound Effects by Blue Dot Sessions, Envato Elements, & Storyblocks. Artwork by Chris Machowski @ https://www.RansomWear.net/ and Mia Rune @ https://www.MiaRune.com. 8th Layer Insights theme music composed and performed by Marcos Moscat @ https://www.GameMusicTown.com/ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode:    We sit down with Dave Lewis, Global Advisory CISO for 1Password.    We discuss the state of identity security and why you shouldn't rely on your browser's password manager.    How to keep credentials safe in the age of AI agents.    Insights into how companies are adopting AI and the security considerations they often miss. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** Guest: Dave Lewis:    Dave is the Global Advisory CISO for 1Password: https://1password.com/    Check out the Chasing Entropy Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chasing-entropy-podcast-by-1password/id1811491680    Liquidmatrix Security Digest & Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liquidmatrix-security-digest-podcast/id533166516    Dave's Whisky Distillery (Macaloney Distillers): https://macaloneydistillers.com/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.    Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link)    Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:    Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠    Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry:    Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠    Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠    Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason:    Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠    Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode:    We explore why RAM prices are skyrocketing and Micron's shift away from consumers.    The Future of Life Institute releases their new AI Safety Report.    Big partnerships: Adobe brings Photoshop to ChatGPT, and Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI.    A look at the hidden human labor powering "artificial" intimacy. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** Why is RAM so damn expensive now?!:    Great overview: https://www.techradar.com/pro/why-is-ram-so-expensive-right-now-its-more-complicated-than-you-think    More about Micron ditching consumer sales: https://www.techradar.com/computing/memory/pc-component-crisis-just-got-worse-as-major-ram-maker-gives-up-on-consumers-and-cpu-price-hikes-are-rumored Future of Life Institute’s new AI Safety Report is out:    https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-Safety-Index-Report_011225_Full_Report_Digital.pdf Photoshop && Disney Inside ChatGPT:    Adobe Press Release: https://news.adobe.com/news/2025/12/adobe-photoshop-express-acrobat-chatgpt    How to try it: https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2025/12/10/edit-photoshop-chatgpt    Disney inked a $1 BILLION deal with OAI: https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/disney-openai-deal-200-characters-to-sora-video-invests-1-billion-1236606401/ More “artificial” artificial intelligence:    https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-milagros-miceli-02322b6a_the-emotional-labor-behind-ai-intimacy-remember-activity-7404164504541917184-sk1d/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.    Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link)    Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:    Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠    Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry:    Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠    Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠    Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason:    Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠    Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode:    Leaks confirm OpenAI is preparing to roll out ads on ChatGPT.    We discuss Grok's bias toward Elon Musk and security flaws in Deepseek.    Is Gemini training on your email inbox? We try to find the answer.    AI is still broken in interesting ways: Jailbreaking with poetry and an inappropriate AI teddy bear. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** ChatGPT is Probably Gonna Have Ads Soon:    BleepingComputer Article: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/leak-confirms-openai-is-preparing-ads-on-chatgpt-for-public-roll-out/    Tibor Blaho on X spotted it first: https://x.com/btibor91/status/1994714152636690834    Some context from The Information about OAI’s ex-Meta staff and how they’re shaping the future of OAI: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-readies-facebook-era    On YouTube: Elijah Lemard simulates what it might be like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q--ngeD2zpc The result of mucking with AI…:    Grok thinks Elon is just great: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/20/elon-musk-grok/    Deepseek woes: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adam-meyers-7a58481_crowdstrike-research-security-flaws-in-deepseek-generated-activity-7397406772359213056--Fv3/ Is Gemini Training on Your Email Inbox?:    Frustratingly, the answer is not clear.    Google says “not without your permission” but doesn’t make clear where permission is granted: https://workspace.google.com/blog/identity-and-security/protecting-your-data-era-generative-ai    Also, this only applies to “Workspace” which AFAIK is the paid plan.    Other Google source: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/15604322#zippy=%2Cwhat-are-googles-legal-bases-of-processing-for-users-in-the-european-economic-area-united-kingdom-or-switzerland%2Chow-long-is-your-workspace-content-activity-used-to-provide-smart-features-and-to-improve-these-features AI is Still Broken in Interesting Ways:    Jailbreaking with Poetry: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/30/ai-poetry-safety-features-jailbreak    Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.    Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link)    Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:    Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠    Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry:    Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠    Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠    Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason:    Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠    Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Google announces the Gemini 3 collection and the new Antigravity IDE. New research reveals how AI-edited images and videos can successfully implant false memories. We look at Parallel Multimodal Large Diffusion Language Models. Russian bloggers are using AI-generated videos to depict false scenarios regarding Ukrainian troops. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** Gemini 3 and Antigravity: Gemini 3 Overview: https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-3-collection/ Gemini 3 Pro: https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/pro/ Gemini 3 Pro Model Card: https://storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media/Model-Cards/Gemini-3-Pro-Model-Card.pdf Generative UI: https://research.google/blog/generative-ui-a-rich-custom-visual-interactive-user-experience-for-any-prompt/ Antigravity IDE: https://antigravity.google/product Ethan Mollick’s Blog Post: https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/three-years-from-gpt-3-to-gemini AI-Edited Images and Videos Can Implant False Memories and Distort Recollection: AI-edited images and especially AI-generated videos can cause people to confidently remember events that never happened. Paper: https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/162835/3706598.3713697.pdf Participants were first shown original images, then after a delay they were shown a stimulus corresponding to their assigned condition, and later memory tests were applied to check recall and confidence. Across 200 participants: AI-generated videos made from AI-edited images created 2.05× more false memories. They were also more confident in those false memories (1.19× increase) Parallel Multimodal Large Diffusion Language Models: Sent in by Discord member and future paperclip “Bullethead”! The Github Repo: https://github.com/tyfeld/MMaDA-Parallel Try it on Huggingface: https://huggingface.co/spaces/akhaliq/MMaDA-Parallel-A The Research Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.09611 Russian bloggers push AI-made videos of 'fleeing' Ukrainian troops: https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b0004x68 Dealing with the larger issues on Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fridon-kiria-5088687_today-i-had-the-opportunity-to-work-on-two-activity-7394432902073319424-ttgJ/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Can AI models get "brain rot" just like humans? We look at how AI-generated videos are now fooling major news outlets. An Australian radio group goes all-in on AI for its news media. AI enters our world in some very awkward ways, including weddings and chatbot religion. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** Can AI Get “Brain Rot”??: Sent in by discord member and future paperclip, Bullethead! The Authors’ Overview Page: https://llm-brain-rot.github.io The Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.13928 Wired Article: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-models-social-media-cognitive-decline-study/ Fox News reported AI videos as real news: https://www.readtpa.com/p/fox-news-ran-ai-generated-racist https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fox-news-called-reporting-ai-210804379.html https://x.com/KFILE/status/1984673901872558291 https://www.tiktok.com/@recent.news0/video/7557515461475257613 Australian Radio Group goes All-In on AI News: Sent in by discord community member and future paperclip, MoreBlessing! MediaWatch: https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/sca/105966556 Statement from SCA: https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/1508c76699ebaecead8eb8d29cd485f6 Recent Job Cuts Linked to AI: https://www.mediaweek.com.au/exclusive-ai-efficiencies-linked-to-recently-announced-sca-newsroom-cuts/ AI Entering our world in awkward ways (3 – or maybe 4 – quick hits): An AI wedding: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/luizajarovsky_breaking-this-32-year-old-woman-in-japan-ugcPost-7394398832010215424-hZVJ/ ChatBot Jesus: https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-ai-plus-d22a8098-9105-4548-8975-1aeb376eb9f0.html Russia gets in on the humanoid robot game: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1354346988867939 Bonus??? Truth Social AI bot turns against GOP narratives: https://youtu.be/0WQbLn_ehgY?si=mtQ4-SxPWvNhqJJx&t=79 *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! This week, we're bringing you an interview from the vault. On January 13th 2025, we had a chance to sit down with Erica Orange! Erica is the author of AI + The New Human Frontier, where she explores the profound impact of AI on humanity’s future, offering visionary insights into the intersection of technology, trust, and human ingenuity. Featured in Wired, Bloomberg, NPR, and CBS This Morning, Erica is recognized as one of the world’s 50 Top Female Futurists and continues to inspire leaders to embrace change and shape the future. You owe it to yourself to grab a copy of her book! Here's the link: https://www.ericaorange.com/explore-the-book Connect with Erica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericaorange/ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Google begins rolling out Gemini 3.0 and other AI updates. We look at new studies showing where AI gets it wrong, from misrepresenting news to writing vulnerable code. The latest on AI-driven job loss, including leaked documents from Amazon. A roundup of recent deepfake stories, including a Tory MP and the Irish election. ----> Check out Perry and Cameron Malin's "Deepfake Ops" course:  ⁠https://faik.to/DeepfakeOps ✨ GET $150 OFF USING PROMO CODE: FAIK150 ✨ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** Gemini 3.0 is Coming + Google Updates: Google has begun rolling out Gemini 3.0: https://marketingtrending.asoworld.com/en/discover/google-gemini-3-0-pro-launches-with-advanced-multimodal-ai-features/ Google Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model: https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/gemini-computer-use-model/ New Google AI Studio Features: https://www.testingcatalog.com/google-revamps-ai-studio-with-new-features-for-vibe-coding/ Sometimes AI gets it wrong… yup: Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time: https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/new-ebu-research-ai-assistants-news-content Full Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/documents/news-integrity-in-ai-assistants-report.pdf Toolkit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/documents/news-integrity-in-ai-assistants-toolkit.pdf According to Aikido Security’s State of AI in Security & Development 2026, nearly 70% of organizations found vulnerabilities in AI-written code: https://www.aikido.dev/state-of-ai-security-development-2026 AI Job Loss: Leaked documents from Amazon: https://www.theverge.com/news/803257/amazon-robotics-automation-replace-600000-human-jobs NYT Article about the same: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/technology/inside-amazons-plans-to-replace-workers-with-robots/ CNBC Report: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/07/ai-entry-level-jobs-hiring-careers.html Brookings says no big trends yet: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/new-data-show-no-ai-jobs-apocalypse-for-now/ Deepfakes, Deepfakes, Deepfakes.: Darktrace boss: I was deepfaked and I couldn’t tell difference Tory MP reports deepfake defection video to police: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62e7xz02dpo The Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@fullfactorg/video/7563731433529920790 Irish election deepfake woes: Connolly ‘withdrawing’ from the presidential contest: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adrianweckler_look-at-how-much-better-this-ai-deepfake-activity-7386665395023265792-C9Io/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: OpenAI's Sora faces copyright issues and user complaints about censorship, despite scaling up with new partnerships. We discuss the proliferation of Sora 2 watermark removers and the challenges in detecting AI-generated content. Discord reports a major data breach involving 1.5 TB of data and 2 million government ID photos. A man loses access to nuclear secrets after storing AI-generated 'robot porn' on a government computer. ----> Check out Perry and Cameron Malin's "Deepfake Ops" course:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/DeepfakeOps⁠ ✨ GET $150 OFF USING PROMO CODE: FAIK150 ✨ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** Sora’s Copyright Gamble: OpenAI has ticked off Japan: https://www.polygon.com/open-ai-sora-anime-nintendo-ghibli-sam-altman/ Sam Altman vaguely acknowledges need for change: https://blog.samaltman.com/sora-update-number-1 Japanese Digital Minister requests OpenAI change their copyright model: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/16/companies/japan-opt-in-model-sora2/ Users are complaining about how ‘censored’ the model is now: https://www.404media.co/sora-2-content-violation-guardrails-error/ Yet they’re still scaling up, a new 10 gigawatt deal and partnership with Broadcom: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/13/tech/openai-broadcom-power Sora 2 – Slop, Watermarks, and More: See example comments: https://www.tiktok.com/@operationinflation/video/7559088883103780110?_r=1&_t=ZP-90W0L8s9CN5 Does C2PA help?: https://c2pa.org/ Tool to verify: https://verify.contentauthenticity.org/ Global Investigative Journalists Network: Reporter’s Guide to Detecting AI Generated Content: https://gijn.org/resource/guide-detecting-ai-generated-content/ Discord’s Oct 2025 Data Breach: CSN | 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Govt ID Photos: https://cybersecuritynews.com/discord-data-breach-sensitive-data/ Discord said their vendor 5CA was responsible, but 5CA says otherwise: https://5ca.com/blog/holding-statement-security-incident/ BleepingComputer spoke with the hackers: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-claim-discord-breach-exposed-data-of-55-million-users/ Man Stores AI-Generated ‘Robot Porn' on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets: https://www.404media.co/man-stores-ai-generated-robot-porn-on-his-government-computer-loses-access-to-nuclear-secrets/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jocelyn Burnham (she/her) is a leading independent artificial intelligence communicator, workshop leader, and speaker, specialising in AI learning in the creative and cultural sectors through creativity and playfulness. She has been commissioned by organisations including Arts Council England, Tate, The Church of England, Historic Royal Palaces, Art Fund, Shakespeare's Globe, RADA, Kew and Bloomberg Philanthropies to produce bespoke AI workshops and resources. Learn more about Jocelyn and her work by visiting her website: https://aiforculture.com/ Connect with Jocelyn on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jocelyn-burnham/ ===================================== ----> Check out Perry and Cameron Malin's "Deepfake Ops" course:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/DeepfakeOps⁠ ✨ GET $150 OFF USING PROMO CODE: FAIK150 ✨ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Microsoft introduces "Vibe Working" with "Agent Mode" and "Office Agent" in Microsoft 365 Copilot. We explore the hype and backlash surrounding AI video, including the saga of Tilly Norwood. Meta launches "Vibes," a new feed featuring AI-generated short-form videos, while OpenAI drops Sora 2. More chatbot woes are reported, alongside a fun exploit allowing takeover of Unitree Robots. ----> Check out Perry and Cameron Malin's "Deepfake Ops" course:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/DeepfakeOps⁠ ✨ GET $150 OFF USING PROMO CODE: FAIK150 ✨ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES  *** Microsoft Introduces “Vibe Working”: Article (The Verge): https://www.theverge.com/news/787076/microsoft-office-agent-mode-office-agent-anthropic-models?utm_content=buffer5e866&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=verge_social Microsoft’s Release: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/09/29/vibe-working-introducing-agent-mode-and-office-agent-in-microsoft-365-copilot/ AI video: Hype, backlash, and more: The saga of Tilly Norwood: https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/tilly-norwood-fully-ai-actor-blasted-actors-union-sag-aftra-devaluing-rcna234685 Access Hollywood Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTKlTFxX2XU Global News Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II6Hqivj460 Tilly Norwood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tillynorwood/reels/ Particle6: https://www.particle6.com/ OnlySlop! Meta’s new “Vibes” feed with minimal human input: OpenAI Sora 2: https://openai.com/index/sora-2/ Tech Crunch on Meta’s Vibes: https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/25/meta-launches-vibes-a-short-form-video-feed-of-ai-slop From Meta on Vibes: https://about.fb.com/news/2025/09/introducing-vibes-ai-videos/ Check out Meta Vibes yourself: https://www.meta.ai/vibes More Chatbot Woes: Wired Article: https://www.wired.com/story/chatbots-play-with-emotions-to-avoid-saying-goodbye Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1nw2100/an_ai_company_just_spent_1_million_on_print/ Exploit Allows for Takeover of Fleets of Unitree Robots: https://spectrum-ieee-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/spectrum.ieee.org/amp/unitree-robot-exploit-2674029717 *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: OpenAI is feeling the pressure to meet demand, widening the scope of "Stargate" and looking at debt financing for chips by 2025. Creepy AI companion toys are posing risks to student mental health, and we look at a family's unsettling week with one. Microsoft is bringing Claude to Copilot, diversifying beyond OpenAI, while xAI is suing OpenAI for allegedly poaching talent and secrets. An AI safety tool sparked backlash after flagging art as porn and deleting emails, leading to a student lawsuit. ----> Check out Perry and Cameron Malin's "Deepfake Ops" course:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/DeepfakeOps⁠ ✨ GET $150 OFF USING PROMO CODE: FAIK150 ✨ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: https://faik.to/discord *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** OpenAI’s 10+ Gigawatt Plans: OpenAI Feeling the Pressure (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/openai-under-pressure-meet-demand-widens-scope-stargate-eyes-debt-finance-chips-2025-09-24/ Sam Altman Blog Post: https://archive.is/iPaU9 OpenAI Partnership with NVIDIA (Fortune): https://fortune.com/2025/09/24/sam-altman-ai-empire-new-york-city-san-diego-scary/ NVIDIA letter of intent: https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/openai-and-nvidia-announce-strategic-partnership-to-deploy-10gw-of-nvidia-systems Creepy AI Toys: AI ‘companions’ pose risks to student mental health. What can schools do?: https://www.k12dive.com/news/ai-companions-student-mental-health-schools/761054/ ‘I love you too!’ My family’s creepy, unsettling week with an AI toy: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/16/i-love-you-too-my-familys-creepy-unsettling-week-with-an-ai-toy Curio: https://heycurio.com/ Oh… and a visit from a “Friend” (https://friend.com/) – we’ve mentioned them before. This interview is… interesting: https://fortune.com/videos/watch/creator-of-'creepy'-ai-friend-necklace-says-it's-'like-god'/41086999-face-458f-b917-ee465c56d187 Crossing Lines: Microsoft & xAI: Microsoft bringing Claude (and Deepseek?) to Copilot (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/microsoft-brings-anthropic-ai-models-365-copilot-diversifies-beyond-openai-2025-09-24/ xAI is suing OpenAI for poaching talent & secrets (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/musks-xai-accuses-rival-openai-stealing-trade-secrets-2025-09-25/ The official complaint: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/byvreaygope/XAI%20OPENAI%20TRADE%20SECRETS%20LAWSUIT%20complaint2.pdf AI safety tool sparks backlash: AI safety tool sparks student backlash after flagging art as porn, deleting emails: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/24/students-lawsuit-ai-tool-gaggle/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: From the disgusting to the whimsical, we explore the weird world of what people are actually doing online—from AI slurs, to juggling simulations, to a mysterious robot roaming Austin MIT unveils mind-reading technology that "feels like telepathy" and might actually work A deep dive into how people really use ChatGPT reveals some surprising truths about our AI habits Reality checks on AI hype, including epic demo fails and honest takes on what's actually possible ----> Check out Perry and Cameron Malin's "Deepfake Ops" course:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/DeepfakeOps⁠ ✨ GET $150 OFF USING PROMO CODE: FAIK150 ✨ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** What People Are Up To: Taylor Lorenz video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtbkOfUlIo Juggling Lab: https://jugglinglab.org Best of Juggling Lab (Reddit): https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1nirzaa/juggleposting_tumblrs_newest_addiction RizzBot article: https://www.kxan.com/technology/rizzbot-secrets-revealed-who-is-the-mechanical-man-stalking-austin/ RizzBot videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Rizz.bot_official/shorts MIT's "Telepathic" Technology: AlterEgo project: https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/alterego/overview/ Product announcement page: https://www.alterego.io/ How People Are Using ChatGPT: OpenAI's findings: https://openai.com/index/how-people-are-using-chatgpt/ The research paper: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w34255/w34255.pdf It's Called Hype for a Reason: Nate Jones reaction to Meta live demo fail: https://www.tiktok.com/@nate.b.jones/video/7551289346515586335 Dario's take on two important questions: https://youtu.be/nvXj4HTiYqA?si=hXnKr5BXGUv3pJwm&t=981 *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Other: Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey folks! This week we're recovering from a few technical difficulties, so we're bringing you one from the vault. This is from the thing that started it all -- the miniseries based on my book, FAIK. This episode covers chapter 6: Deepfakes and the Spectrum of Digital Deception. Get the Book (Amazon Associate Link): ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Voice credits for the opening "Whispers from the Static":  Deanna Johnston and Rob McCollum.  Enjoy! Perry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: HexStrike - the AI-powered hacking tool that can exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in minutes instead of months Diverging expert opinions on AI consciousness and welfare Switzerland's ambitious new open-source AI model "Apertus" Taco Bell is experiencing indigestion after several embarrassing viral AI-powered drive-thru moments Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** HexStrike AI Hacking Tool: AI-News Story: https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/ai-hacking-tool-exploits-zero-day-security-vulnerabilities-in-minutes/ HexStrike Website: https://www.hexstrike.com HexStrike on Github: https://github.com/0x4m4/hexstrike-ai Experts Express Diverging Opinions on AI Consciousness / Welfare: Anthropic says some Claude models can now end harmful or abusive conversations: https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/16/anthropic-says-some-claude-models-can-now-end-harmful-or-abusive-conversations/ Seemingly conscious AI is coming: https://mustafa-suleyman.ai/seemingly-conscious-ai-is-coming Exploring Model Welfare (Anthropic): https://www.anthropic.com/research/exploring-model-welfare Switzerland's New Fully-Open-Source Model "Apertus": Swiss-AI Homepage: https://www.swiss-ai.org/apertus Try it out: https://publicai.co/chat Engadget article: https://www.engadget.com/ai/switzerland-launches-its-own-open-source-ai-model-133051578.html Full technical report: https://github.com/swiss-ai/apertus-tech-report/blob/main/Apertus_Tech_Report.pdf Taco Bell Rethinks AI Drive-Through After Man Orders 18,000 Waters: BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgyk2p55g8o TikTok video of the incident: https://www.tiktok.com/@nate.b.jones/video/7544958105654775071?_r=1&_t=ZP-8zQrExEYkf8 The voice ordering provider: https://omilia.com/use-cases/quick-service-restaurants/ Omilia's Taco Bell case study: https://omilia.com/ai-meets-the-drive-thru-taco-bells-journey-to-automated-customer-service/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: https://thisbookisfaik.com Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Other: Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: The dark side of AI-powered surveillance with Flock's "safety" cameras that are anything but safe, Google Gemini's existential crisis (spoiler: it's just a bug) The tragic case of a teen who took his own life after interacting with ChatGPT Meta's allowance of inappropriate bot interactions with minors Note: This is a pretty heavy episode that highlights some of AI's most troubling real-world impacts. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠https://faik.to/discord *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** Flock AI "Safety" Cameras - The Surveillance State is Here: Benn Jordan's exposé video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ 404 Media: CBP Had Access to More Than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide: https://www.404media.co/cbp-had-access-to-more-than-80-000-flock-ai-cameras-nationwide/ Police officer stalks ex-girlfriend using surveillance system: https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article291059560.html Google Gemini's Existential Crisis (It's Just a Bug): Google Gemini AI Stuck In Self-Loathing: 'I Am A Disgrace To This Planet': https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2025/08/08/google-fixing-bug-that-makes-gemini-ai-call-itself-disgrace-to-planet/ The bug triggers when Gemini encounters complex coding or reasoning tasks it cannot solve, causing it to fall into infinite loops of self-deprecation rather than providing graceful error messages In one Reddit example, Gemini repeated "I am a disgrace" 86 times while trying to debug a compiler Logan Kilpatrick (Google product manager) confirms this is an "annoying infinite looping bug" the team is working to fix Speculation that training data including pessimistic fictional AIs (like Marvin the Paranoid Android) may influence the tone of these self-critical responses Reference to previous May 2024 clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfQbXIuWf5o Teen Suicide Case - Parents Suing OpenAI: BBC: Family sues OpenAI after teen's suicide following ChatGPT interactions: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgerwp7rdlvo CBS News: OpenAI says changes will be made to ChatGPT after teen suicide lawsuit: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/openai-changes-will-be-made-chatgpt-after-teen-suicide-lawsuit/ OpenAI's response: Helping people when they need it most: https://openai.com/index/helping-people-when-they-need-it-most/ Parents started The Adam Raine Foundation in their son's memory: https://www.theadamrainefoundation.org/about-us/ Meta's AI Dumpster Fire - Bots Gone Wild with Kids: Reuters Investigation: Meta's AI rules have let bots hold 'sensual' chats with kids, offer false medical info: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Other: Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Google finally releases data on the power consumption and climate impact of its AI models A deep dive into 'Hierarchical Learning Models' (HRMs) and why they might be the next big thing in AI architecture How a smart home was reportedly hacked using a Google Gemini calendar summary A look at Perry's recent 'Deceptive Minds' episode, "The Long Con" Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/cU7wepaz *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** Google Finally Releases Data About Power: MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/21/1122288/google-gemini-ai-energy/ Google’s AI Power/Climate Impact Research: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/measuring-the-environmental-impact-of-ai-inference Google’s Paper: https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/measuring_the_environmental_impact_of_delivering_ai_at_google_scale.pdf What Are ‘Hierarchical Learning Models’?: Sapient AI's HRM Website: https://sapient.inc Sapient AI HRM Github: https://github.com/sapientinc/HRM Conceptual Breakdown by Arvind Nagaraj: https://medium.com/@gedanken.thesis/the-loop-is-back-why-hrm-is-the-most-exciting-ai-architecture-in-years-7b8c4414c0b3 Smart Home Hacked by LLM Calendar Summary: WIRED Article: https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-calendar-invite-hijack-smart-home/ Perry’s ‘Deceptive Minds’ Episode 5: The Long Con: Subscribe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/long-con-cognitive-heist-series-5-perry-carpenter-zukyc/ The Audio Version: https://pod.link/1555610335/episode/OWYxOWI1NTAtNzY2YS0xMWYwLWIwNmEtNjNiNWNlMTRiNGNi *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: https://thisbookisfaik.com Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Other: Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: OpenAI's GPT-5 launch that definitely didn't go according to plan, complete with backlash, safety concerns, and frantic updates Anthropic's fascinating new research on "persona vectors" - a breakthrough method for monitoring and controlling character traits in language models A listener tip leads us down a rabbit hole of ChatGPT conversations being indexed by search engines (spoiler alert: this is not good for privacy) A wild story about Claude being jailbroken to generate unlimited Stripe discount coupons Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/cU7wepaz *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** GPT-5's Less-Than-Perfect Launch: OpenAI's official launch page: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5/ Wired on the rushed updates and backlash: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-gpt-5-backlash-sam-altman/ GPT-5 safety mechanisms and refusal systems: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-gpt5-safety/ The Register covers more updates and tweaks: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/gpt5_updated_again/ Persona Vectors - Anthropic's Character Control Research: Anthropic's research paper: https://www.anthropic.com/research/persona-vectors Search Engines Indexing Shared ChatGPT Transcripts: Tip sent in by: DalekS3c CyberSecurityNews report on OpenAI chats found via Google dorking: https://cybersecuritynews.com/chatgpt-conversations-search-engines/ More than 130,000 Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, and Other LLM Chats Readable on Archive.org: https://www.404media.co/more-than-130-000-claude-grok-chatgpt-and-other-llm-chats-readable-on-archive-org/ Claude Jailbroken to Mint Unlimited Stripe Coupons: Full technical breakdown of the exploit: https://www.generalanalysis.com/blog/imessage-stripe-exploit *** THE BOILERPLATE *** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: https://thisbookisfaik.com Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Other: Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it mean to think like a hacker? In this episode, we're joined by Ted Harrington — ethical hacker, speaker, and executive partner at Independent Security Evaluators, where he leads a team that breaks things on purpose to make them stronger. We talk about the hacker mindset: how curiosity, exploration, and questioning assumptions can lead to stronger systems — and more creative thinking. Ted is the author of Hackable: How to Do Application Security Right and his new book Inner Hacker is all about applying that same mindset beyond just code. You can join the waitlist and get a launch-day discount here: https://www.tedharrington.com/inner-hacker. Connect with Ted Harrington: Twitter: https://x.com/SecurityTed LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/securityted/ ***** THE BOILERPLATE ***** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: NVIDIA’s Diffusion Renderer: We explore NVIDIA's new research into real-time diffusion rendering, a potential game-changer in photorealistic generation Robotics Powered by Video AI: Luma and Runway are targeting robotics companies with video synthesis tools—because training a robot brain takes a lot of fake video AI-Generated Fashion Models: Listener “Ty” (of Side Character Quest) sends us a wild one: fashion campaigns using entirely synthetic models so convincing you can’t tell they’re fake LLMs and the Dark Arts: We cover ChatGPT’s shocking responses involving murder, mutilation, and Satanism—plus how bigotry and bias are inextricably embedded in these systems. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/cU7wepaz ***** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***** 01:18 NVIDIA's Diffusion Renderer 11:05 Robotics Powered by Video AI 22:25 AI-Generated Fashion Models 37:39 LLM Bias & Devil Worship NVIDIA Diffusion Renderer: NVIDIA’s breakdown: https://research.nvidia.com/labs/toronto-ai/DiffusionRenderer/ Github project: https://github.com/nv-tlabs/cosmos1-diffusion-renderer The paper: https://research.nvidia.com/labs/toronto-ai/DiffusionRenderer/assets/DiffusionRenderer_paper.pdf AI Video in Robotics: Runway, Luma Target Sales to Robotics Companies: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/runway-luma-target-sales-robotics-companies?utm_source=ti_app&rc=s2adyu AI Fashion Models: Buzzfeed article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/vogue-guess-ai-models-explained Seraphinne Vallora agency: https://www.seraphinnevallora.com LLM Responses & Dark Behavior: ChatGPT Gave Instructions for Murder, Self-Mutilation, and Devil Worship: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/chatgpt-ai-self-mutilation-satanism/683649/ Language Models Change Their Answers Depending on How You Speak: https://www.unite.ai/language-models-change-their-answers-depending-on-how-you-speak/ ***** THE BOILERPLATE ***** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: https://thisbookisfaik.com Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Subliminal Learning: Listener "Max" brings us a fascinating (and concerning) story about AI model distillation and how "dark knowledge" can be passed along between AI systems AI Filmmaking vs. Fraud Crisis: We explore Dave Clark's innovative AI agent methodology for filmmaking, then pivot to Sam Altman's growing concerns about AI's potential for sophisticated fraud Get Ready to be Haggled by AI: Listener "Ty" alerts us to Delta Airlines' move toward AI-powered dynamic pricing that determines what YOU personally will pay for a ticket AI Search Ruins Everything: We dive into how Google's AI is fundamentally breaking search, the internet, and possibly your brain Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/cU7wepaz ***** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***** Subliminal Learning & Dark Knowledge: AI Model Distillation Can Pass Along 'Dark Knowledge': https://alignment.anthropic.com/2025/subliminal-learning/ The Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.14805 AI Filmmaking & Fraud Concerns: Dave Clark's post and methodology: https://x.com/diesol/status/1944470227783442764 Sam Altman is worried about AI fraud: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/tech/openai-sam-altman-fraud-crisis AI Dynamic Pricing: Delta Airlines using AI to set prices for individual customers: https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/delta-moves-toward-eliminating-set-prices-in-favor-of-ai-that-determines-how-much-you-personally-will-pay-for-a-ticket/ AI Search Problems: Google's AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain: https://www.404media.co/googles-ai-is-destroying-search-the-internet-and-your-brain/ Marcus Hutchins' LinkedIn post on research publication challenges: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/malwaretech_this-is-what-its-like-publishing-research-activity-7353880053715275779-YkvM ***** THE BOILERPLATE ***** About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: https://thisbookisfaik.com Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Other: Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Grok's triple threat of chaos - Elon Musk's AI chatbot continues identifying as Hitler, starts generating anime waifus, and somehow lands a $200 million Department of Defense contract ChatGPT's accidental generosity - A seemingly innocent guessing game vulnerability leads users to extract free Windows OS keys and other unintended system access McDonald's million-dollar security fail - The fast-food giant's AI hiring tool protecting 64 million job applicants with the ultra-secure password "123456" AI safety reality check - We examine whether AI companies are actually prepared for the dangers of building human-level systems, according to new safety ratings and reports ***** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***** Grok Still Calls Itself Hitler, Adds Waifus & A 200 Million DoD Contract: Rolling Stone: Grok, Elon Musk's AI Chatbot, Is Being Used to Generate Pornographic Images of Anime Characters: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/grok-pornographic-anime-companion-department-of-defense-1235385034/ Time Magazine: Grok, Elon Musk's AI Chatbot, Has a Nazi Problem: https://time.com/7302790/grok-ai-chatbot-elon-musk/ X Thread where Grok still says it's Hitler: https://xcancel.com/goodside/status/1944266466875826617 NextGov: Pentagon Awards Multiple Companies $200M in Contracts for AI Tools: https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2025/07/pentagon-awards-multiple-companies-200m-contracts-ai-tools/406698/ ChatGPT Guessing Game Leads To Users Extracting Free Windows OS Keys & More: Mozilla's 0din.ai vulnerability research program: https://0din.ai/blog/chatgpt-guessing-game-leads-to-users-extracting-free-windows-os-keys-more McDonald's Hiring App Admin Login: "123456": Ian Carroll's Blog Post: https://ian.sh/mcdonalds CSO Online: McDonald's AI hiring tool's password '123456' exposes data of 64M applicants: https://www.csoonline.com/article/4020919/mcdonalds-ai-hiring-tools-password-123456-exposes-data-of-64m-applicants.html Are AI companies taking AI safety seriously enough?: The Guardian: AI firms 'unprepared' for dangers of building human-level systems, report warns: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/17/ai-firms-unprepared-for-dangers-of-building-human-level-systems-report-warns Future of Life Institute: AI Safety Index: https://futureoflife.org/ai-safety-index-summer-2025/ SaferAI Ratings: https://ratings.safer-ai.org/ ******* THE BOILERPLATE ******* About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Meet Claude, Small Business Owner Tricking AI – two different ways Shifting Policies Around AI Content Dumpster Fire of the week: Grok goes full Nazi Check out Perry's new website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Deception Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** Meet Claude, Small Business Owner: Anthropic Made Claude Run a Vending Machine Business: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1 "Vending Bench" - A Benchmark for AI Models Doing Business: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.15840 Tricking AI – Two Different Ways: 'Positive Review Only': Researchers Hide AI Prompts in Papers: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/Positive-review-only-Researchers-hide-AI-prompts-in-papers Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon: https://www.404media.co/researchers-jailbreak-ai-by-flooding-it-with-bullshit-jargon/ Shifting Policies Around AI Content: Denmark’s Personal Copyright Legislation: Original Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence NYT Article with More Details: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/world/europe/denmark-deepfake-copyright-ai-law.html YouTube’s Changes to Monetization: The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/news/703772/youtube-monetization-policy-update-ai-spam The Policy (Stub): https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10008196?hl=en#zippy=%2Ccommunity-guidelines Video from YouTube Insider: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqMijeuaWik AI Dumpster Fire of the Week: Grok 3 Got a 'Politically Incorrect' Update Ahead of Grok 4's Launch: https://www.businessinsider.com/grok-3-politically-incorrect-texas-floods-antisemitic-grok-4-2025 Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust: https://www.atlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/grok-anti-semitic-tweets/683463/ Musk’s AI Company Scrubs Inappropriate Posts After Grok Chatbot Makes Antisemitic Comments: https://www.wfla.com/news/national/musks-ai-company-scrubs-inappropriate-posts-after-grok-chatbot-makes-antisemitic-comments ******* THE BOILERPLATE ******* About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! This week, we're sharing our interview with Winn Schwartau! Winn Schwartau is a respected authority in information security and one of the earliest voices to warn about the risks of cyberwarfare. With a career spanning decades, he’s written extensively on topics like critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, time-based security, and the human factors behind digital threats. His work has shaped the way governments and organizations think about cybersecurity today. You should check out his book The Art & Science of Metawar: How to Coexist With AI-Driven Reality Distortion, Disinformation, & Addiction in the Metaverse! ******* THE BOILERPLATE ******* About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠https://faik.to/discord Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Perry on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Does ChatGPT make us dumber? AI chatbots are amplifying disinformation Anthropic's recent "fair use" court victory and what it actually means Dumpster fire of the week: ChatGPT babysitters and therapy chatbots Check out Perry's new website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Deception Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** Your Brain on ChatGPT: The Times: Using ChatGPT for work? It might make you more stupid: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/using-chatgpt-for-work-it-might-make-you-more-stupid-dtvntprtk Brain on LLM Study Website: https://www.brainonllm.com Decision Intelligence Substack analysis: https://decision.substack.com/p/this-is-your-brain-on-chatgpt Chatbots Don't Know What's TRUE: Wired Uncanny Valley Podcast: The Chatbot Disinfo Inflaming the LA Protests: https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-the-chatbot-disinfo-inflaming-the-la-protests/ Wired: AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse: https://www.wired.com/story/grok-chatgpt-ai-los-angeles-protest-disinformation/ BBC: Why AI chatbots are wrong about these LA protest photos: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/czxyld16k9no Anthropic's "Fair Use" Court Ruling & Implications: AP News: https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-ai-fair-use-copyright-pirated-libraries-1e5cece51c2e4bd0bb21d94de2abb035 The Court Ruling Document: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25982181-authors-v-anthropic-ruling/ Fast Company Analysis: https://www.fastcompany.com/91357755/anthropics-ai-copyright-win-is-more-complicated-than-it-looks Stanford Fair Use Four Factors Test: https://fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/four-factors/ AI Dumpster Fire of the Week: LinkedIn Post: ChatGPT became a babysitter: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pascal-hetzscholdt_quote-tired-parent-who-let-chatgpt-babysit-activity-7342594228297822208-UBHo/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAACFP34BmygIrgqg3f4FoDKNkg9fqXiChHc Futurism: Therapy chatbot addict meth: https://futurism.com/therapy-chatbot-addict-meth Washington Post: Your chatbot friend might be messing with your mind: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/31/ai-chatbots-user-influence-attention-chatgpt/ ArXiv Paper: On Targeted Manipulation and Deception when Optimizing LLMs for User Feedback: https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02306 ******* THE BOILERPLATE ******* About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, there' s no real episode! Instead, please enjoy this song-summary of what we had planned to cover today. If you want to dig in on your own, here's the sources we were planning to talk about: SEGMENT 1: YOUR BRAIN ON CHAT GPT Does LLM use build up "cognitive debt" and make you dumber? (Probably not TBH) Media page from the authors of the study: https://www.brainonllm.com The study itself: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872 A very limited study (with some serious shortcomings), but it is nonetheless making rounds on the news. SEGMENT 2: CHATBOTS DON'T KNOW WHATS TRUE The Chatbot Disinfo Inflaming the LA Protests: (from Wired’s “Uncanny Valley Podcast”) https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-the-chatbot-disinfo-inflaming-the-la-protests/  Wired: AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse https://www.wired.com/story/grok-chatgpt-ai-los-angeles-protest-disinformation/  BBC Story: Why AI chatbots are wrong about these LA protest photoshttps://www.bbc.com/news/videos/czxyld16k9no  SEGMENT 3: SOME NEW AI INTEGRATIONS Google bringing “audio overview” to search: https://blog.google/products/search/audio-overviews-search-labs/ OpenAI Wearable Official Announcement Leaked Details Futurism Article Bots, Bots, Bots - a game where you have to pretend to be an AI bot: https://botsbotsbots.vercel.app SEGMENT 4: THERAPY BOT SAYS "DO A LITTLE METH" ⁠https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/meth-is-what-makes-you-able-to-do-your-job-ai-can-push-you-to-relapse-if-youre-struggling-with-addiction-study-finds https://futurism.com/therapy-chatbot-addict-meth Your chatbot friend might be messing with your mind, Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/31/ai-chatbots-user-influence-attention-chatgpt/ On Targeted Manipulation and Deception when Optimizing LLMs for User Feedback: https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.02306 Join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: OpenAI's models are reportedly resisting human commands to shut down A controversial new research paper questions whether AI systems actually "think" or just create an illusion of reasoning. How generative AI exploits the same psychological triggers as gambling—"just one more prompt, bro!" Google's VEO-3 and ElevenLabs 3 are creating deepfakes so convincing they're fooling both people and detection systems. Check out Perry's new website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Deception Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ******* NOTES AND REFERENCES ******* OpenAI's "Skynet Moment" - The Shutdown Problem: Original Thread from X: https://xcancel.com/PalisadeAI/status/1926084635903025621 Article from ComputerWorld: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3999190/openais-skynet-moment-models-defy-human-commands-actively-resist-orders-to-shut-down.html Mason's Favorite Video about the "Stop Button" problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TYT1QfdfsM Apple's "Illusion of Thinking" Research Paper: Apple Research Paper: https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/illusion-of-thinking Nate Jones' nuanced take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tYAvjkOQk Wes Roth's similarly nuanced take (with an experiment): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVJem2iLKZ8 AI & Gambling Addiction - "Just One More Prompt": Pivot To AI Blog: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/ Bonus - Fake AI Startups Exposed: https://www.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/technology/fake-ai-startups-founder-charged-for-fraudulent-ai-app-powered-by-human-labour-45154 https://infosecwriteups.com/the-billion-dollar-ai-lie-how-builder-ai-faked-growth-fooled-investors-and-got-caught-3af1464a5ffe Google VEO-3 and ElevenLabs 3 - The New Era of Synthetic Media: Perry's LinkedIn post about TikTok deepfakes: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7338301239539003393/ CNN Interview: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/business/video/deepfake-detector-fooled-isabel-rosales-digvid Perry's Google VEO 3 experiment: The Sandwich Incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvsFm1XII6U ElevenLabs v3: https://elevenlabs.io/blog/v3-audiotags ******* THE BOILERPLATE ******* About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠⁠⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠⁠⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠⁠⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠⁠⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠⁠⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠ Perry on X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Perry is on some kind of secret government mission??? Mason showcases a cool AI art project, and some behind-the-scenes processes of integrating AI elements into art. We explore some more eye-rolling and stupid uses of AI art, including in scientific publishing and the music industry And we interview Chris Machowski, artist and overall creative powerhouse behind RansomWear.net⁠ Check out Perry's new website,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Deception Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ******* NOTES AND REFERENCES ******* AI Usage in Artistic Projects - The Good: Neural Viz YT Series: Unanswered Oddities youtube.com/watch?v=YGyvLlPad8Q AI Texture Generation: Polycam https://poly.cam/tools/ai-texture-generator  AI Texture & Depth: Dream Texture https://github.com/carson-katri/dream-textures  AI Usage in Artistic Projects - The Bad: Scientific Illustrators call out AI: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01527-9 Timbaland’s AI Artist “TaTa”: https://archive.md/20250605163855/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/timbaland-new-artist-tata-ai-1235356185/ Ethically sourced training corpus "Common Pile": https://archive.is/20250605163557/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/05/tech-brief-ai-copyright-report/ US Copyrightability report (Jan 29 2025): https://www.copyright.gov/ai/Copyright-and-Artificial-Intelligence-Part-2-Copyrightability-Report.pdf Chris Machowski of RansomWear (and many other projects!): Chris's Art/Merch Shop RansomWear: https://ransomwear.net/ Chris's Personal Website: https://www.chrismachowski.com/ 8th Layer Insights (Chris did the art!): https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/8th-layer-insights ******* THE BOILERPLATE ******* About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Google wants to help people speak dolphin... and they have a new language model to prove it! Perry brings a couple fun headlines... And we interview Paul Vann and Justin Marciano of Validia.ai Check out Perry's new website,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Deception Project⁠⁠⁠⁠ and newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ******* NOTES AND REFERENCES ******* Google is helping researchers trying to speak dolphin: Google's DolphinGemma project: https://blog.google/technology/ai/dolphingemma/ Quick-hit items: Authors Are Accidentally Leaving AI Prompts In their Novels: https://www.404media.co/authors-are-accidentally-leaving-ai-prompts-in-their-novels/ What AI detection tools got wrong in the case of a photo tweeted by a French politician: https://observers.france24.com/en/france/20250521-artificial-intelligence-detection-tools-real-image-melenchon-reliability Validia AI Interview with Paul Vann & Justin Marciano: Validia AI: https://validia.ai Paul Vann, Co-Founder & CTO Justin Marciano, Co-Founder & CEO Specializing in "live identity authentication in the virtual workspace" Know Your Employee (KYE) technology for real-time identity verification Winners of the 2024 Okta Startup Competition ******* THE BOILERPLATE ******* About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Quantum computing is accelerating fast Professors staffed a fake company entirely with AI agents (spoiler: chaos) Microsoft is adding native AI agent support to Windows - what could go wrong? The Chicago Sun-Times accidentally printed an AI-generated summer reading list with books that don't exist Check out ⁠⁠⁠The Deception Project⁠⁠⁠ to learn about our upcoming ⁠⁠⁠Offensive Cyber Deception Masterclass⁠⁠⁠ and more. Also check out Perry's new newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464⁠⁠⁠ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ******* NOTES AND REFERENCES ******* Post-Quantum Cryptography: D-Wave Launches Commercially Available Quantum Computer NVIDIA Powers World's Largest Quantum Research Computer NIST - What is Post-Quantum Cryptography Microsoft Brings Post-Quantum Cryptography to Windows and Linux First Successful Demonstration of Quantum Error Correction Visualising Quantum Computation AI Agent Company Disaster: Research Paper - The Agent Company The Agent Company Website Futurism article Yahoo Tech article Business Insider coverage Microsoft Adding MCP to Windows: Microsoft Blog Post - Securing the Model Context Protocol Reddit Discussion with Screenshots Chicago Sun-Times AI Reading List Fail: 404 Media - AI-Generated Summer Reading List 404 Media Follow-up - Made by Hearst ******* THE BOILERPLATE ******* About The FAIK Files: The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Get the Book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: https://thisbookisfaik.com Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: An Australian radio station created a fake Asian female host using AI The BBC resurrects Agatha Christie while a family member brings a murder victim to court We break down "Strategic Text Strings" - sequences of gibberish that can jailbreak AI systems AI recruitment tools might be making hiring worse, not better Check out ⁠⁠The Deception Project⁠⁠ to learn about our upcoming ⁠⁠Offensive Cyber Deception Masterclass⁠⁠ and more. Also check out Perry's new newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464⁠⁠ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ***** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***** Faking Diversity - AI Radio Host Controversy: Mediaweek article: https://www.mediaweek.com.au/backlash-over-arn-use-of-ai-radio-host-modelled-on-asian-woman/ Original Blog Source: https://www.thecarpet.com.au/p/meet-thy-the-radio-host-i-dont-think Follow-Up with audio clips: https://www.thecarpet.com.au/p/radios-most-cynical-ai-experiment Mason's insights on radio industry cost-cutting and the vanishing of part-time jobs post-COVID AI Resurrections: BBC resurrects Agatha Christie to teach writing: https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/agatha-christie-ai-bbc-maestro-jeremy-vine-9t5nqvz69 Family member resurrects murder victim to speak in court: https://www.404media.co/i-loved-that-ai-judge-moved-by-ai-generated-avatar-of-man-killed-in-road-rage-incident/ Strategic Text Strings & Jailbreaking AI: Previous episode on "AI SEO Optimization": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm1yAfTjKzY Harvard Business School article: https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/gen-ai-marketing-how-some-gibberish-code-can-give-products-an-edge Research paper: "Manipulating Large Language Models to Increase Product Visibility": https://arxiv.org/pdf/2404.07981 Broken Hill: https://bishopfox.com/blog/brokenhill-attack-tool-largelanguagemodels-llm Broken Hill Github: https://github.com/BishopFox/BrokenHill Universal and Transferable Adversarial Attacks on Aligned Language Models: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2307.15043 AI Dumpster Fire of the Week - AI in Recruitment: 404 Media article on AI recruiter: https://www.404media.co/ai-recruiter-apriora-tiktok/ Testing "AI Interviewers" with HeyGen (https://HeyGen.com/) and Tavus (https://www.tavus.io/) Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on X: ⁠⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: That AI bot may be an undercover AI cop Playing with Suno's "Cover" Feature Bad actors using Claude to orchestrate disinfo campaigns Does being honest about your AI use make people trust you less? AI companies are looking to cash-in on human loneliness Check out ⁠The Deception Project⁠ to learn about our upcoming ⁠Offensive Cyber Deception Masterclass⁠ and more. Also check out Perry's new newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464⁠ Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ***** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***** UNDERCOVER AI COPS, FAKE PROTESTORS: WIRED & 404 Media Joint Investigation: Exclusive: Police Are Creating Fake AI Personas to Trick Suspects Online This investigation reveals how law enforcement agencies are using AI to create fake personas to surveil and interact with suspects online SWEET AND SOUR (TWO STORIES): Suno's New "Cover" Feature: Claude AI Exploited to Operate 100+ Fake Political Personas in Global Influence Campaign: https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/claude-ai-exploited-to-operate-100-fake.html BEING HONEST ABOUT AI USAGE MAKES PEOPLE TRUST YOU LESS?: The Article: Being honest about using AI at work makes people trust you less, research finds The Research Paper: The impact of artificial intelligence disclosure on trustworthiness perceptions AI Workforce Projections: Fiverr CEO Says AI Will Take Your Job - Here's What to Do ECH FOUNDERS TRY TO SOLVE OUR LONELINESS PROBLEM…: New AI Wearable 'Friend' Unveiled To Cure Loneliness; Internet Asks Why Isn't It An App? New research shows link between ChatGPT use and loneliness YouTube video (AI friend experiment): This intense AI anger is what experts warned of Mark Zuckerberg – Meta's AGI Plan (Dwarkesh Patel podcast) Mark Zuckerberg tried to convince us he was human. Sorry, ZuckBot: you've failed Mark Zuckerberg Lays Out HELLISH Vision For Future Of Friendship HOW AI AND HUMAN BEHAVIORS SHAPE PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF CHATBOT USE: A LONGITUDINAL RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: We explore the One Million Chessboards project, a massive collaborative web experiment where users can move pieces across a million shared chessboards in real-time Anthropic's model welfare research program, AI ethics, and the need for interpretability OpenAI's recent struggle with ChatGPT's personality crisis as they roll back an update that made the AI too sycophantic Meta's troubling chatbot sex problem: Social Media, LLMS, sex, and Zuckerberg -- what could go wrong? Check out The Deception Project to learn about our upcoming Offensive Cyber Deception Masterclass and more. Also check out Perry's new newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464 Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ***** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***** ONE MILLION CHESS BOARDS: One Million Chessboards website: https://onemillionchessboards.com/ Creator's blog post explaining the project: https://eieio.games/blog/one-million-chessboards/ Nolen Royalty's previous viral project, One Million Checkboxes: https://corecursive.com/one-million-checkboxes-with-nolen-royalty/ AI Cheating at Chess - Time Magazine report: https://time.com/7259395/ai-chess-cheating-palisade-research/ ANTHROPIC'S MODEL WELFARE RESEARCH: Exploring Model Welfare - Anthropic's research announcement: https://www.anthropic.com/research/exploring-model-welfare YouTube interview, "Could AI Models be Conscious?": https://youtu.be/pyXouxa0WnY?si=1yK4YkMbE5iW9SC0 Dario Amodei on interpretability: https://x.com/DarioAmodei/status/1915515160607023391 The Urgency of Interpretability (Dario's blog): https://www.darioamodei.com/post/the-urgency-of-interpretability Axios report on AI sentience research: https://www.axios.com/2025/04/29/anthropic-ai-sentient-rights THE PERSONALITY CRISIS OF CHATGPT: OpenAI rolls back sycophantic ChatGPT update: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/04/openai-rolls-back-update-that-made-chatgpt-a-sycophantic-mess/ Sam Altman's tweet about the issue: https://xcancel.com/sama/status/1917291637962858735 Stanford HAI research on LLM personality: https://hai.stanford.edu/news/large-language-models-just-want-to-be-liked META'S CHATBOT SEX PROBLEM: Wall Street Journal investigation: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/meta-ai-chatbots-sex-a25311bf Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the 2nd of two sample episodes/issues of Perry's audio newsletter. If you enjoy these and want to keep listening, go ahead and subscribe here. ----- Hey friends! Here's issue 2 of Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. 🔥 Since starting this newsletter last week, we're already closing in on 3,000 subscribers to the ⁠print edition⁠! 🔥 Huge thanks to everyone who's jumped in early! This week, I'm diving into what I call the “artifacts of deception,” and why the flashy stuff (deepfakes, fake emails, cloned voices) isn’t the real trick you need to watch for. Hope you enjoy this exploration into the hidden mechanics of how deception *really* works. Here we go… — Perry ⁠The Deception Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey listeners, Perry Carpenter here. I've got something exciting that I think you'll be interested in. It's the audio version of a newsletter that I recently started. The newsletter is called Deceptive Minds, and it's all about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. I'm dropping the first two episodes/issues in this feed so you can decide if you like it and might be interested in subscribing to the ⁠audio⁠ or ⁠print⁠ versions. Oh -- and while I've got your attention, I'd love for you to check out my new website ⁠⁠The Deception Project⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠https://thedeceptionproject.com⁠⁠. I've got a few fun things planned that should be landing there soon. So stay tuned. Thanks! Perry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Why being polite to ChatGPT might be wasting Sam Altman's money Alarming advancements in deepfake technology and why even "super recognizers" can't keep up. We explain what a "vibe coder" is and why you probably don't want to become one. An Italian newspaper's claim to have published the world's first AI-generated edition. Check out The Deception Project to learn about our upcoming Offensive Cyber Deception Masterclass and more. Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠https://faik.to/discord ***** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***** Being Polite to ChatGPT Is Wasting Sam Altman's Money: Sam Altman tweet about "Please" and "Thanks": https://x.com/sama/status/1912646035979239430 Futurism article on the topic: https://futurism.com/altman-please-thanks-chatgpt TechRadar survey on politeness to AI chatbots: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/are-you-polite-to-chatgpt-heres-where-you-rank-among-ai-chatbot-users Research paper on making AI less 'thirsty': https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271 Washington Post article on water usage claims: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/18/energy-ai-use-electricity-water-data-centers/ Axios article on AI energy consumption: https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-generate-506cb450-1ec4-11f0-9e47-c56f3bfd63d8 New IEA report on Energy and AI: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/86ed1178-4d77-45ac-ab38-28e849f3b93f/EnergyandAI.pdf Deepfakes Are Getting Too Good (and Too Easy): Article on super recognizers and deepfakes: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202504/super-recognizers-cant-help-with-deepfakes-but-deepfakes-can-help-with-algorithms VentureBeat article on a new (surprisingly good) open-source text-to-speech model: https://venturebeat.com/ai/a-new-open-source-text-to-speech-model-called-dia-has-arrived-to-challenge-elevenlabs-openai-and-more/ What Is a 'Vibe Coder' and Why Don't You Wanna Be One: Vibe Coding job board: https://www.vibecodecareers.com Italian Newspaper Says It Has Published World's First AI-Generated Edition: The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/18/italian-newspaper-says-it-has-published-worlds-first-ai-generated-edition Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/italian-newspaper-gives-free-rein-ai-admires-its-irony-2025-04-18/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Other: https://digitalfolklore.fm  Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Mason talks about AI powered spreadsheets! ... it's cooler than it sounds Perry & Mason cover a few fascinating AI headlines that caught our attention this week Mason takes us on a journey into musician Benn Jordan's innovative "Poisonify" project that disrupts AI training on music And our AI Dumpster Fire of the Week: AI Chatbots that will call your parents so you don't have to! ===== Learn more about the upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7 ===== Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ***** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***** AI Race Dominance & Personal Updates: Google's DeepMind creates AI that developed its own improved reinforcement learning guidelines: https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1jzw1z8/google_deepminds_new_ai_used_rl_to_create_its_own Gemini integration with Google Sheets: https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1jzyzgw/gemini_now_works_in_google_sheets Three Interesting AI Headlines: Ethical AI training data initiative - FAIRLY TRAINED: https://www.fairlytrained.org Ed Newton-Rex TED Talk on ethical AI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9d0p96N1iw Concerns about energy policy and AI: https://www.theverge.com/energy/646011/trump-says-the-future-of-ai-is-powered-by-coal Humanoid Robot Half Marathon Postponed Due to Weather: https://www.reuters.com/technology/worlds-first-humanoid-robot-half-marathon-postponed-due-windy-weather-2025-04-10/ Sam Altman interview at the 2025 TED conference in Vancouver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MWT_doo68k OpenAI updates its system for evaluating AI risks: https://www.axios.com/2025/04/15/openai-risks-frameworks-changes Benn Jordan's Poisonify & AI Music Protection: Benn Jordan's video explaining Poisonify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMYm2d9bmEA VoiceSwap - Jordan's ethical AI music company: https://voiceswap.ai Harmony Cloak research: https://mosis.eecs.utk.edu/harmonycloak.html Similar technologies: Nightshade and Glaze (adversarial noise approaches) AI Dumpster Fire of the Week: AI service that calls your elderly parents: https://www.404media.co/i-tested-the-ai-that-calls-your-elderly-parents-if-you-cant-bothered/ Research showing AI chatbots may negatively impact mental health: https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/how-ai-and-human-behaviors-shape-psychosocial-effects-of-chatbot-use-a-longitudinal-controlled-study/ Academic paper on mental impacts of talking to chatbots: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.17473 Experiment where someone replaced all their relationships with chatbots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZg1FHT9gA0 *** THE BOILERPLATE *** Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Other: https://digitalfolklore.fm  Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe to Me, Myself, and AI: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/audio-series/me-myself-and-ai/ Today we're sharing with you an episode of another show we like called Me, Myself, and AI. It's a podcast produced by MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group, where hosts Sam and Shervin interview various folks from all sorts of industries and walks of life about the constantly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. This episode is called "AI Hype and Skepticism", and features nobel-prize winning economist Paul Romer. Here's a link directly to this episode on their website: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/audio/ai-hype-and-skepticism-economist-paul-romer/ Paul Romer once considered himself the most optimistic economist. He rightfully predicted that technology would blow up as an economic driver coming out of the inflation of the 1970s but acknowledges he did not foresee the inequality that technology advances would lead to. On this episode, Paul shares his views on AI advances and their implications for society. Rather than pave the way for full automation, he is a proponent of keeping humans in the loop and believes that, rather than slowing down technology, it can be pointed in a direction for more meaningful and beneficial use, citing education as an area ripe to benefit from AI. Me, Myself, and AI is a collaborative podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group and is hosted by Sam Ransbotham and Shervin Khodabandeh. Their engineer is David Lishansky, and the coordinating producers are Allison Ryder and Andy Goffin. ===== Learn more about the upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7 ===== ***** Subscribe to our YouTube channel! You can find the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles ***** Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/cThqEnMhJz ***** Love the podcast? Check out the book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) ***** Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Other: https://digitalfolklore.fm  Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the FAIK Files! In this episode: Mason fills in for Perry as best he can, with a mix of topics that all fall under the broad umbrella of "functionally useless, but cool". Well... except the last segment; that one is inarguably kind of un-cool. We play a little bit of a 100% AI-generated rendition of Quake 2, and discuss how it works under the hood - as well as the general reaction to it. A software engineer named Alex Chan created a PDF file that is larger than the observable universe, and we break down how that was possible. Bullethead, a member of our discord, sent us a Language Diffusion model to check out: the recently released Dream 7B! Finally, Mason pontificates a bit about the highly aggressive noncompete clauses that Google has been pushing on their AI staff. ===== Learn more about the upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7 ===== ***** Subscribe to our YouTube channel! You can find the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles ***** Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ***** Love the podcast? Check out the book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) ***** *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** AI Generated Quake 2: Play the demo: https://copilot.microsoft.com/wham?features=labs-wham-enabled Xbox Wire article about Muse: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/02/19/muse-ai-xbox-empowering-creators-and-players/ Azure AI Foundry Muse page: https://ai.azure.com/labs/projects/muse Techcrawlr Article: https://techcrawlr.com/microsofts-ai-powered-quake-2-demo-gets-mixed-reactions-online/ A PDF Bigger than the Universe: Alex (the creator)'s Blog about it: https://alexwlchan.net/2024/big-pdf/ BigThink Article: https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/the-worlds-largest-pdf-is-bigger-than-the-universe/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=BigThink/magazine/Big+Think Dream 7B - A New Diffusion Model for Language Try it out: https://huggingface.co/spaces/multimodalart/Dream Read the paper: https://hkunlp.github.io/blog/2025/dream/ – blog Autoregression Explained: https://spotintelligence.com/2023/10/25/autoregressive-ar-models/  Diffusion Explained: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/understanding-diffusion-models-an-essential-guide-for-aec-professionals/ AI Dumpster Fire of the Week: Google's Aggressive Noncompete Contracts The Business Insider article: https://archive.is/20250409121528/https://www.businessinsider.com/google-deepmind-ai-talent-war-aggressive-noncompetes-2025-4 Noncompete legality: https://frostbrowntodd.com/the-non-compete-agreement-landscape-in-2025 Microsoft VP of AI & Former Deepmind Director's Tweet: https://xcancel.com/NandoDF/status/1904818330143273222 *** THE BOILERPLATE *** Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Other: https://digitalfolklore.fm  Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the FAIK Files! In this week's episode: We explore "Prompt Wars," an asynchronous multiplayer LLM competition where players craft prompts to battle against others in a fascinating game of AI manipulation We dive into Anthropic's latest research on AI cognition and circuit tracing - essentially digital neuroscience for large language models Mason shares his AI BodgeLab experiment creating a low-effort podcast knowledgebase We discuss the potential risks of AI video chatbots as agents of surroundings and mayhem. ===== Learn more about the upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7 ===== ***** Subscribe to our YouTube channel! You can find the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles ***** Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ***** Love the podcast? Check out the book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) ***** *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** Prompt Wars: An Asynchronous Multiplayer LLM Competition: Play the game: https://promptwars.io GitHub repository: https://github.com/SupraSummus/prompt-wars Creator: Jan Rydzewski (Supra Summus) Inspiration: Core War programming game - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_War Different arenas available for Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini Interesting "visibility paradox": the better your prompt performs, the more it reveals itself to others Anthropic's Research on AI Cognition: Research paper: "Tracing Thoughts in Language Models" - https://www.anthropic.com/research/tracing-thoughts-language-model Circuit tracing: a method for reverse-engineering how LLMs compute specific outputs Relates to the "On the Biology of a Large Language Model" paper Gandalf game by Lakera mentioned by Perry: https://gandalf.lakera.ai/ Mason's AI BodgeLab: Creating a Low-Effort Podcast Knowledgebase: NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google.com/ LM Studio: https://lmstudio.ai/ Pinokio: https://pinokio.computer/ Whisper: https://github.com/openai/whisper AI Video Chatbots and Security Concerns: Tavus: https://www.tavus.io/ Research on human inability to detect AI voice clones: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-94170-3 National Cybersecurity Alliance resources: Safeword campaign: https://www.staysafeonline.org/campaigns/safeword Full "AI Fools" campaign: https://www.staysafeonline.org/articles/ai-fools-stay-sharp Perry's video PSA: https://youtu.be/x-17T6aZ-Tg *** THE BOILERPLATE *** Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Other: https://digitalfolklore.fm  Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the FAIK Files! In this episode: Perry cracks open a chaotic grab bag: A couple updates from Perry and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. Plus two new reality-bending image models that raise the bar again — this time with people that really look like people and text that actually looks like text! We sit down with former FBI special agent, Cameron Malin.— a deception expert and behavioral profiler who helped build the FBI’s Cyber Behavioral Analysis Unit from the ground up. If you’ve ever wondered how the feds spot a lie before it’s even told, this one’s for you. And we wrap with our AI Dumpster Fire of the Week: a hot mess of slop, bots, and algorithmic trash that’s flooding the internet with synthetic sludge. ===== Learn more about the upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7 ===== ***** Subscribe to our YouTube channel! You can find the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles ***** Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠ ***** Love the podcast? Check out the book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) ***** *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** A Grab Bag of AI Updates: Perry's SEC session: Video: Presentation started at the 1hr 17min mark, but you should watch the whole thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z0MpgadFnQ Agenda: https://www.sec.gov/about/advisory-committees/investor-advisory-committee/iac030625-agenda Written Testimony: https://www.sec.gov/files/carpenter-sec-statements-march2025.pdf Two new (really good) image generators just dropped. OpenAI 4o image generation: https://openai.com/index/introducing-4o-image-generation/ Twitter posts showing some of the 4o outputs: https://x.com/jeremynguyenphd/status/1904925877588394044 https://x.com/BennettWaisbren/status/1905247775190864381 REVE 1.0 https://preview.reve.art/app/explore https://venturebeat.com/ai/the-new-best-ai-image-generation-model-is-here-say-hello-to-reve-image-1-0 NCA “AI Fools” campaign kit: https://www.staysafeonline.org/articles/ai-fools-stay-sharp Interview with Cameron Malin, Cyber Behavior Profiler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-malin-jd-cissp-07688320/ Modus Cyberandi: https://moduscyberandi.com/ Psyber Labs: http://psyber-labs.com/ Upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7 AI Slop, Bots, and More are Killing the Internet AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality, (404 Media): https://www.404media.co/ai-slop-is-a-brute-force-attack-on-the-algorithms-that-control-reality/ The Dead Internet Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister, (The Conversation): https://theconversation.com/the-dead-internet-theory-makes-eerie-claims-about-an-ai-run-web-the-truth-is-more-sinister-229609 *** THE BOILERPLATE *** Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA Other: https://digitalfolklore.fm  Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter Perry on X: https://x.com/perrycarpenter Perry on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/ Mason on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices