September 19, 2025

Mind Reading the Room

1 hour 5 minutes

Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:

From the disgusting to the whimsical, we explore the weird world of what people are actually doing online—from AI slurs, to juggling simulations, to a mysterious robot roaming Austin

MIT unveils mind-reading technology that "feels like telepathy" and might actually work

A deep dive into how people really use ChatGPT reveals some surprising truths about our AI habits

Reality checks on AI hype, including epic demo fails and honest takes on what's actually possible

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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***

What People Are Up To:

Taylor Lorenz video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtbkOfUlIo

Juggling Lab: https://jugglinglab.org

Best of Juggling Lab (Reddit): https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1nirzaa/juggleposting_tumblrs_newest_addiction

RizzBot article: https://www.kxan.com/technology/rizzbot-secrets-revealed-who-is-the-mechanical-man-stalking-austin/

RizzBot videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Rizz.bot_official/shorts

MIT's "Telepathic" Technology:

AlterEgo project: https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/alterego/overview/

Product announcement page: https://www.alterego.io/

How People Are Using ChatGPT:

OpenAI's findings: https://openai.com/index/how-people-are-using-chatgpt/

The research paper: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w34255/w34255.pdf

It's Called Hype for a Reason:

Nate Jones reaction to Meta live demo fail: https://www.tiktok.com/@nate.b.jones/video/7551289346515586335

Dario's take on two important questions: https://youtu.be/nvXj4HTiYqA?si=hXnKr5BXGUv3pJwm&t=981

*** 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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