Hacking Consciousness and Ordering Chaos
The FAIK Files
Intro
This chapter covers the misuse of the HexStrike AI hacking tool and explores varying perspectives on AI consciousness and ethics. It also highlights Switzerland's innovative open-source model release and wraps up with a humorous look at Taco Bell's AI drive-thru assistant.
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
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*** 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)
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