The FAIK Files

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

Explore OpenAI's bold venture into advertising and the potential fallout on user trust. Dive deep into the world of deepfakes with insights on FBI warnings and real-world scams. Discover how medical AI systems can perpetuate bias in diagnostics based on demographics. Learn about the exciting rise of AI agents, from cybersecurity testing to innovative vending machines, while contemplating the implications of their use and potential risks to privacy and security.

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

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