Mind Reading the Room
The FAIK Files
Hype, Demo Fails, and Industry Risks
Reaction to Meta's live demo failures, discussion of demo realism, and insights from Anthropic's panel on PDOOM, policy, taxing frontier models, and job-displacement implications.
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://maven.com/perception-lab/deepfake-ops
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*** 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:
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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
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