The FAIK Files

AI "Friends" and Enemies

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Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:

  • That AI bot may be an undercover AI cop
  • Playing with Suno's "Cover" Feature
  • Bad actors using Claude to orchestrate disinfo campaigns
  • Does being honest about your AI use make people trust you less?
  • AI companies are looking to cash-in on human loneliness

    • Check out ⁠The Deception Project⁠ to learn about our upcoming ⁠Offensive Cyber Deception Masterclass⁠ and more.

    Also check out Perry's new newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464⁠


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    ***** NOTES AND REFERENCES *****

    UNDERCOVER AI COPS, FAKE PROTESTORS:

    • WIRED & 404 Media Joint Investigation: Exclusive: Police Are Creating Fake AI Personas to Trick Suspects Online
    • This investigation reveals how law enforcement agencies are using AI to create fake personas to surveil and interact with suspects online

      • SWEET AND SOUR (TWO STORIES):

      • Suno's New "Cover" Feature:
      • Claude AI Exploited to Operate 100+ Fake Political Personas in Global Influence Campaign: https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/claude-ai-exploited-to-operate-100-fake.html

        • BEING HONEST ABOUT AI USAGE MAKES PEOPLE TRUST YOU LESS?:

        • The Article: Being honest about using AI at work makes people trust you less, research finds
        • The Research Paper: The impact of artificial intelligence disclosure on trustworthiness perceptions
        • AI Workforce Projections: Fiverr CEO Says AI Will Take Your Job - Here's What to Do

          • ECH FOUNDERS TRY TO SOLVE OUR LONELINESS PROBLEM…:

          • New AI Wearable 'Friend' Unveiled To Cure Loneliness; Internet Asks Why Isn't It An App?
          • New research shows link between ChatGPT use and loneliness
          • YouTube video (AI friend experiment): This intense AI anger is what experts warned of
          • Mark Zuckerberg – Meta's AGI Plan (Dwarkesh Patel podcast)
          • Mark Zuckerberg tried to convince us he was human. Sorry, ZuckBot: you've failed
          • Mark Zuckerberg Lays Out HELLISH Vision For Future Of Friendship
          • HOW AI AND HUMAN BEHAVIORS SHAPE PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF CHATBOT USE: A LONGITUDINAL RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY

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            • 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

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