The FAIK Files

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Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:

  • Grok's triple threat of chaos - Elon Musk's AI chatbot continues identifying as Hitler, starts generating anime waifus, and somehow lands a $200 million Department of Defense contract
  • ChatGPT's accidental generosity - A seemingly innocent guessing game vulnerability leads users to extract free Windows OS keys and other unintended system access
  • McDonald's million-dollar security fail - The fast-food giant's AI hiring tool protecting 64 million job applicants with the ultra-secure password "123456"
  • AI safety reality check - We examine whether AI companies are actually prepared for the dangers of building human-level systems, according to new safety ratings and reports


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

    Grok Still Calls Itself Hitler, Adds Waifus & A 200 Million DoD Contract:

    • Rolling Stone: Grok, Elon Musk's AI Chatbot, Is Being Used to Generate Pornographic Images of Anime Characters: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/grok-pornographic-anime-companion-department-of-defense-1235385034/
    • Time Magazine: Grok, Elon Musk's AI Chatbot, Has a Nazi Problem: https://time.com/7302790/grok-ai-chatbot-elon-musk/
    • X Thread where Grok still says it's Hitler: https://xcancel.com/goodside/status/1944266466875826617
    • NextGov: Pentagon Awards Multiple Companies $200M in Contracts for AI Tools: https://www.nextgov.com/acquisition/2025/07/pentagon-awards-multiple-companies-200m-contracts-ai-tools/406698/

      • ChatGPT Guessing Game Leads To Users Extracting Free Windows OS Keys & More:

      • Mozilla's 0din.ai vulnerability research program: https://0din.ai/blog/chatgpt-guessing-game-leads-to-users-extracting-free-windows-os-keys-more

        • McDonald's Hiring App Admin Login: "123456":

        • Ian Carroll's Blog Post: https://ian.sh/mcdonalds
        • CSO Online: McDonald's AI hiring tool's password '123456' exposes data of 64M applicants: https://www.csoonline.com/article/4020919/mcdonalds-ai-hiring-tools-password-123456-exposes-data-of-64m-applicants.html

          • Are AI companies taking AI safety seriously enough?:

          • The Guardian: AI firms 'unprepared' for dangers of building human-level systems, report warns: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/17/ai-firms-unprepared-for-dangers-of-building-human-level-systems-report-warns
          • Future of Life Institute: AI Safety Index: https://futureoflife.org/ai-safety-index-summer-2025/
          • SaferAI Ratings: https://ratings.safer-ai.org/


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