The FAIK Files

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Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:

  • Meet Claude, Small Business Owner
  • Tricking AI – two different ways
  • Shifting Policies Around AI Content
  • Dumpster Fire of the week: Grok goes full Nazi
  • Check out Perry's new website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Deception Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and 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 ***

    Meet Claude, Small Business Owner:

    • Anthropic Made Claude Run a Vending Machine Business: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1
    • "Vending Bench" - A Benchmark for AI Models Doing Business: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.15840
    • Tricking AI – Two Different Ways:

      • 'Positive Review Only': Researchers Hide AI Prompts in Papers: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Artificial-intelligence/Positive-review-only-Researchers-hide-AI-prompts-in-papers
      • Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon: https://www.404media.co/researchers-jailbreak-ai-by-flooding-it-with-bullshit-jargon/
      • Shifting Policies Around AI Content:

        • Denmark’s Personal Copyright Legislation:
          • Original Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence
          • NYT Article with More Details: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/world/europe/denmark-deepfake-copyright-ai-law.html
          • YouTube’s Changes to Monetization:
            • The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/news/703772/youtube-monetization-policy-update-ai-spam
            • The Policy (Stub): https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/10008196?hl=en#zippy=%2Ccommunity-guidelines
            • Video from YouTube Insider: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqMijeuaWik
            • AI Dumpster Fire of the Week:

              • Grok 3 Got a 'Politically Incorrect' Update Ahead of Grok 4's Launch: https://www.businessinsider.com/grok-3-politically-incorrect-texas-floods-antisemitic-grok-4-2025
              • Elon Musk’s Grok Is Calling for a New Holocaust: https://www.atlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/grok-anti-semitic-tweets/683463/
              • Musk’s AI Company Scrubs Inappropriate Posts After Grok Chatbot Makes Antisemitic Comments: https://www.wfla.com/news/national/musks-ai-company-scrubs-inappropriate-posts-after-grok-chatbot-makes-antisemitic-comments

              • ******* 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
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