The FAIK Files

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Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:

  • Google wants to help people speak dolphin... and they have a new language model to prove it!
  • Perry brings a couple fun headlines...
  • And we interview Paul Vann and Justin Marciano of Validia.ai
  • 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


    Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠⁠

    You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠

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

    Google is helping researchers trying to speak dolphin:

    • Google's DolphinGemma project: https://blog.google/technology/ai/dolphingemma/
    • Quick-hit items:

      • Authors Are Accidentally Leaving AI Prompts In their Novels: https://www.404media.co/authors-are-accidentally-leaving-ai-prompts-in-their-novels/
      • What AI detection tools got wrong in the case of a photo tweeted by a French politician: https://observers.france24.com/en/france/20250521-artificial-intelligence-detection-tools-real-image-melenchon-reliability
      • Validia AI Interview with Paul Vann & Justin Marciano:

        • Validia AI: https://validia.ai
        • Paul Vann, Co-Founder & CTO
        • Justin Marciano, Co-Founder & CEO
        • Specializing in "live identity authentication in the virtual workspace"
        • Know Your Employee (KYE) technology for real-time identity verification
        • Winners of the 2024 Okta Startup Competition
        • ******* 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
            • Want to connect with us? Here's how:

              Connect with Perry:

              • Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠
              • Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠
              • 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/pregnantsonic.com
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