January 02, 2026

AI Agents Get All Dressed Up

1 hour 20 minutes

Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:

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We discuss new reporting on OpenAI's push into advertising.

A deep dive into deepfakes with Brian Brushwood, covering FBI warnings and voice scams.

How medical AI is detecting patient demographics to make biased decisions.

The rise of AI agents, from cybersecurity testing to vending machines.

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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***

More Info About Adverts in ChatGPT:

New Reporting from The Information: https://archive.ph/20251224233124/https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-ads-push-starts-taking-shape

Exploring Deepfakes with Brian Brushwood:

Deepfakes will continue to be a thing: https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-says-ongoing-deepfake-impersonation-of-us-officials-dates-back-to-2023/

https://chatgpt.com/share/694fa12a-f734-8011-9e2d-cc0293213f8a

Deloitte study: https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/deepfake-banking-fraud-risk-on-the-rise.html

How LLM Voice Scams Work (feat. Perry): https://youtu.be/GfaioyLxprs?si=cbqzTNjVynB4m2MU

We Are Not Ready for Deepfakes in 2026 (feat. Perry): https://youtu.be/TltS5ZbGtTA?si=7SXKicjeaRMf5E9G

Racism in Medical AI Strikes Again:

Superhuman racism as AI detects patient demographics from cellular imaging, and makes biased decisions from there: https://futurism.com/health-medicine/ai-cancer-diagnostic-bias

AI agents are cool and scary:

First – something different: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/endritrestelica_one-person-at-home-with-a-laptop-can-now-activity-7409971801482731520-xPN-/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAACFP34BmygIrgqg3f4FoDKNkg9fqXiChHc

https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-all-access-ai-agents/

COMPARING AI AGENTS TO CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS IN REAL-WORLD PENETRATION TESTING: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.09882

AI Vending Machine - update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpPhm7S9vsQ

*** 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.

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