The FAIK Files

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

OpenAI is reportedly gearing up to introduce ads on ChatGPT, igniting discussions about contextual placements and ethical concerns. Grok shows an unexpected bias in favor of Elon Musk, raising eyebrows about AI alignment. Meanwhile, a curious investigation reveals if Gemini is training on users' email data. The episode takes a wild turn as jailbreak methods using poetry emerge, alongside alarming stories of an AI teddy bear giving inappropriate advice. The conversation highlights the perils of rushing AI products to market without proper safety measures.

Discover Google's Gemini 3 and its groundbreaking Antigravity IDE, designed to revolutionize website creation. Dive into the unsettling consequences of AI-edited media, which can implant false memories, distorting personal recollection. Explore the fascinating world of Parallel Multimodal Large Diffusion Language Models and their potential to improve AI outputs. Uncover how Russian bloggers use AI-generated videos in disinformation campaigns, and the ethical dilemmas surrounding this technology in modern conflict.

Explore whether AI models can suffer from 'brain rot' and how junk data impacts their reasoning. Discover shocking instances of AI-generated videos fooling news outlets like Fox. Delve into the rise of AI in journalism, as an Australian radio group embraces automation despite concerns over quality. Plus, hear about quirky real-world applications of AI, from robot dogs to a woman marrying a chatbot persona, sparking discussions on loneliness and spirituality.

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

Google's Gemini 3.0 is making waves with its latest AI updates. A revealing study shows AI assistants misrepresent news content nearly half the time. Discussions on AI's impact on job loss include alarming leaks from Amazon. Fascinating deepfake incidents highlight the techniques used in political manipulation and scams. From voice cloning tricks to well-crafted disinformation, the hosts dissect how deepfakes are reshaping trust in media and communications.

This week dives into OpenAI's Sora 2, wrestling with copyright issues and user complaints about censorship. There's a shocking Discord data breach involving 1.5 TB of sensitive information. The discussion also highlights a baffling case where a man's access to nuclear secrets was compromised by AI-generated content stored on a government computer. Plus, the hosts explore the tricky world of watermark removers and AI detection methods, leaving listeners to ponder the chaotic blend of technology and ethics.

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

Dive into the latest tech buzz as Microsoft unveils 'Vibe Working' for smoother collaboration. The saga of AI actor Tilly Norwood sparks heated discussions about authenticity in the industry. Meta's new 'Vibes' feed showcases AI-generated clips, igniting mixed reactions. Meanwhile, learn about OpenAI’s Sora 2 and its innovative cameo features. Don't miss a wild exploit that allows the takeover of Unitree robots! This week explores the fine line between innovation and ethical concerns in the digital age.

OpenAI is feeling the heat as it expands its Stargate initiative and explores debt financing for chips. Creepy AI companion toys are raising serious concerns about student mental health, highlighted by a family's unsettling experience with one. Microsoft diversifies its Copilot offerings by integrating Claude, while xAI sues OpenAI over alleged talent poaching. A controversial AI safety tool called Gaggle faced backlash after misflagging content and causing student distress. The discussion reveals the complex challenges of deploying AI in schools.