Quantum Leaps, Corporate Chaos
The FAIK Files
Intro
This chapter presents a thought-provoking ethical dilemma involving a choice between saving a human or five sentient robots. The discussion highlights the complexities of AI decision-making and the implications for valuing human life against sentient technology.
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
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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:
Chicago Sun-Times AI Reading List Fail:
******* 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
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