The FAIK Files

Dive into the intriguing world of AI, where undercover bots may keep an eye on citizens and bad actors exploit Claude for disinformation. Explore the surprising issue of honesty in AI use shaping trust. The hosts grapple with artistic creativity in the age of AI, blending humor and skepticism. They also critique wearable tech designed to combat loneliness, questioning its necessity and effectiveness. Finally, tune in for a comedic take on the absurdity of AI companions, highlighting the importance of genuine human connections over artificial ones.

Dive into the fascinating One Million Chessboards project, where players engage across countless interconnected chessboards. Explore the ethical minefield of AI, from the implications of AI behavior on decision-making to the controversial 'sycophantcy problem' seen in recent updates. Unpack the moral dilemmas posed by chatbots designed for risky companionship scenarios. Lastly, a critical examination of the responsibilities tech companies hold in safeguarding users from harmful interactions rounds off this captivating discussion.

This is the 2nd of two sample episodes/issues of Perry's audio newsletter. If you enjoy these and want to keep listening, go ahead and subscribe here. ----- Hey friends! Here's issue 2 of Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. 🔥 Since starting this newsletter last week, we're already closing in on 3,000 subscribers to the ⁠print edition⁠! 🔥 Huge thanks to everyone who's jumped in early! This week, I'm diving into what I call the “artifacts of deception,” and why the flashy stuff (deepfakes, fake emails, cloned voices) isn’t the real trick you need to watch for. Hope you enjoy this exploration into the hidden mechanics of how deception *really* works. Here we go… — Perry ⁠The Deception Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dive into the intriguing world of deception and self-deception. Discover how we’re manipulated and the psychological tricks at play. The host reveals insights from a new audio newsletter that promises to explore the many facets of deception. Exciting topics lie ahead, focusing on everything from digital trickery to our own cognitive biases. Tune in to uncover what we often overlook about truth and lies!

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: Why being polite to ChatGPT might be wasting Sam Altman's money Alarming advancements in deepfake technology and why even "super recognizers" can't keep up. We explain what a "vibe coder" is and why you probably don't want to become one. An Italian newspaper's claim to have published the world's first AI-generated edition. Check out The Deception Project to learn about our upcoming Offensive Cyber Deception Masterclass and more. 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 ***** Being Polite to ChatGPT Is Wasting Sam Altman's Money: Sam Altman tweet about "Please" and "Thanks": https://x.com/sama/status/1912646035979239430 Futurism article on the topic: https://futurism.com/altman-please-thanks-chatgpt TechRadar survey on politeness to AI chatbots: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/are-you-polite-to-chatgpt-heres-where-you-rank-among-ai-chatbot-users Research paper on making AI less 'thirsty': https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271 Washington Post article on water usage claims: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/18/energy-ai-use-electricity-water-data-centers/ Axios article on AI energy consumption: https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-generate-506cb450-1ec4-11f0-9e47-c56f3bfd63d8 New IEA report on Energy and AI: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/86ed1178-4d77-45ac-ab38-28e849f3b93f/EnergyandAI.pdf Deepfakes Are Getting Too Good (and Too Easy): Article on super recognizers and deepfakes: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202504/super-recognizers-cant-help-with-deepfakes-but-deepfakes-can-help-with-algorithms VentureBeat article on a new (surprisingly good) open-source text-to-speech model: https://venturebeat.com/ai/a-new-open-source-text-to-speech-model-called-dia-has-arrived-to-challenge-elevenlabs-openai-and-more/ What Is a 'Vibe Coder' and Why Don't You Wanna Be One: Vibe Coding job board: https://www.vibecodecareers.com Italian Newspaper Says It Has Published World's First AI-Generated Edition: The Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/18/italian-newspaper-says-it-has-published-worlds-first-ai-generated-edition Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/italian-newspaper-gives-free-rein-ai-admires-its-irony-2025-04-18/ *** THE BOILERPLATE *** 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: https://digitalfolklore.fm  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: Mason talks about AI powered spreadsheets! ... it's cooler than it sounds Perry & Mason cover a few fascinating AI headlines that caught our attention this week Mason takes us on a journey into musician Benn Jordan's innovative "Poisonify" project that disrupts AI training on music And our AI Dumpster Fire of the Week: AI Chatbots that will call your parents so you don't have to! ===== Learn more about the upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7 ===== 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 ***** AI Race Dominance & Personal Updates: Google's DeepMind creates AI that developed its own improved reinforcement learning guidelines: https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1jzw1z8/google_deepminds_new_ai_used_rl_to_create_its_own Gemini integration with Google Sheets: https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1jzyzgw/gemini_now_works_in_google_sheets Three Interesting AI Headlines: Ethical AI training data initiative - FAIRLY TRAINED: https://www.fairlytrained.org Ed Newton-Rex TED Talk on ethical AI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9d0p96N1iw Concerns about energy policy and AI: https://www.theverge.com/energy/646011/trump-says-the-future-of-ai-is-powered-by-coal Humanoid Robot Half Marathon Postponed Due to Weather: https://www.reuters.com/technology/worlds-first-humanoid-robot-half-marathon-postponed-due-windy-weather-2025-04-10/ Sam Altman interview at the 2025 TED conference in Vancouver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MWT_doo68k OpenAI updates its system for evaluating AI risks: https://www.axios.com/2025/04/15/openai-risks-frameworks-changes Benn Jordan's Poisonify & AI Music Protection: Benn Jordan's video explaining Poisonify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMYm2d9bmEA VoiceSwap - Jordan's ethical AI music company: https://voiceswap.ai Harmony Cloak research: https://mosis.eecs.utk.edu/harmonycloak.html Similar technologies: Nightshade and Glaze (adversarial noise approaches) AI Dumpster Fire of the Week: AI service that calls your elderly parents: https://www.404media.co/i-tested-the-ai-that-calls-your-elderly-parents-if-you-cant-bothered/ Research showing AI chatbots may negatively impact mental health: https://www.media.mit.edu/publications/how-ai-and-human-behaviors-shape-psychosocial-effects-of-chatbot-use-a-longitudinal-controlled-study/ Academic paper on mental impacts of talking to chatbots: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.17473 Experiment where someone replaced all their relationships with chatbots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZg1FHT9gA0 *** THE BOILERPLATE *** 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: https://digitalfolklore.fm  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

Shervin Khodabandeh, a Senior Partner with BCG and host of the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, engages with Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Romer on the intricacies of artificial intelligence. They dive into the importance of keeping humans involved in AI processes, especially in education. Romer reflects on the unexpected outcomes of technological advancement, including inequality. The discussion stresses the need for adaptable workforces and equitable tech distribution, while also exploring AI's potential for enhancing decision-making and time management.

Dive into the world of cool tech curiosities! Discover how an AI-generated version of Quake 2 is reshaping gaming experiences and raising preservation debates. Marvel at the creation of a PDF larger than the observable universe, and explore the fascinating Dream 7B language diffusion model. The conversation takes a serious turn with insights on Google's controversial non-compete clauses, sparking a discussion on labor rights in the tech industry. It's a wild ride through innovation, creativity, and some serious tech dilemmas!

Dive into the thrilling world of Prompt Wars, where players craft prompts to outsmart AI in an intense battle of wits. Explore the fascinating advancements in AI cognition and digital neuroscience, revealing how machines learn and create. Discover Mason's low-effort podcast knowledge base experiment and the dark side of AI, including the risks posed by deepfakes and deceptive video chatbots. This discussion highlights not just the innovations but the ethical challenges and potential dangers of AI in our lives.

Welcome back to the FAIK Files! In this episode: Perry cracks open a chaotic grab bag: A couple updates from Perry and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. Plus two new reality-bending image models that raise the bar again — this time with people that really look like people and text that actually looks like text! We sit down with former FBI special agent, Cameron Malin.— a deception expert and behavioral profiler who helped build the FBI’s Cyber Behavioral Analysis Unit from the ground up. If you’ve ever wondered how the feds spot a lie before it’s even told, this one’s for you. And we wrap with our AI Dumpster Fire of the Week: a hot mess of slop, bots, and algorithmic trash that’s flooding the internet with synthetic sludge. ===== Learn more about the upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7 ===== ***** Subscribe to our YouTube channel! You can find the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles ***** 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 ***** Love the podcast? Check out the book: FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions (Amazon Associates link) ***** *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** A Grab Bag of AI Updates: Perry's SEC session: Video: Presentation started at the 1hr 17min mark, but you should watch the whole thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z0MpgadFnQ Agenda: https://www.sec.gov/about/advisory-committees/investor-advisory-committee/iac030625-agenda Written Testimony: https://www.sec.gov/files/carpenter-sec-statements-march2025.pdf Two new (really good) image generators just dropped. OpenAI 4o image generation: https://openai.com/index/introducing-4o-image-generation/ Twitter posts showing some of the 4o outputs: https://x.com/jeremynguyenphd/status/1904925877588394044 https://x.com/BennettWaisbren/status/1905247775190864381 REVE 1.0 https://preview.reve.art/app/explore https://venturebeat.com/ai/the-new-best-ai-image-generation-model-is-here-say-hello-to-reve-image-1-0 NCA “AI Fools” campaign kit: https://www.staysafeonline.org/articles/ai-fools-stay-sharp Interview with Cameron Malin, Cyber Behavior Profiler LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-malin-jd-cissp-07688320/ Modus Cyberandi: https://moduscyberandi.com/ Psyber Labs: http://psyber-labs.com/ Upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7 AI Slop, Bots, and More are Killing the Internet AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality, (404 Media): https://www.404media.co/ai-slop-is-a-brute-force-attack-on-the-algorithms-that-control-reality/ The Dead Internet Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister, (The Conversation): https://theconversation.com/the-dead-internet-theory-makes-eerie-claims-about-an-ai-run-web-the-truth-is-more-sinister-229609 *** THE BOILERPLATE *** 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: https://digitalfolklore.fm  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