The FAIK Files

Cybercriminals Love AI, Librarians Do Not

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Welcome back to the FAIK Files!


On this week's episode,

  • We (oh so carefully) touch on how different countries are staking positions on the future of AI
  • Mason offers a bit of self-correction and self-reflection before discussing some the strange nature of how agentic AI systems and robots need to conform the fact that the web and the world was built to be navigated by humans, not machines
  • Perry gives perspective on some new research findings by CheckPoint which show that cybercriminals are flocking to LLMs from China.
  • And our AI Dumpster fire of the Week is about how AI slop is becoming a real problem for librarians.


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    *** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***


    Global Positions on AI Safety:

    • Clip from JD Vance's speech at the AI Action Summit in France
    • Trump rescinds Biden's executive order on AI safety:

      In A World Built for Humans:

      • Clarification on Tom Paton's work and AI limitations: Interview with Tom Paton
      • Microsoft Research: OmniParser v2
      • Meta is Making Humanoid Robots

        • AI Security Concerns:

        • CheckPoint Research on DeepSeek and Alibaba LLMs: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/deepseek-alibaba-llms-malware/

          • AI Dumpster Fire of the Week:

          • UPDATE: Hoopla to REMOVE AI-Generated Books
          • Original Report: https://www.404media.co/email/7a1109dd-e6cd-46ac-be2f-a6d6461fc2ff/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter



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            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
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              • Other: https://digitalfolklore.fm 

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