The FAIK Files

Quantum Leaps, Corporate Chaos


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Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:

  • Quantum computing is accelerating fast
  • Professors staffed a fake company entirely with AI agents (spoiler: chaos)
  • Microsoft is adding native AI agent support to Windows - what could go wrong?
  • The Chicago Sun-Times accidentally printed an AI-generated summer reading list with books that don't exist
  • Check out ⁠⁠⁠The Deception Project⁠⁠⁠ to learn about our upcoming ⁠⁠⁠Offensive Cyber Deception Masterclass⁠⁠⁠ and more.

    Also check out Perry's new 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 *******


    Post-Quantum Cryptography:

    • D-Wave Launches Commercially Available Quantum Computer
    • NVIDIA Powers World's Largest Quantum Research Computer
    • NIST - What is Post-Quantum Cryptography
    • Microsoft Brings Post-Quantum Cryptography to Windows and Linux
    • First Successful Demonstration of Quantum Error Correction
    • Visualising Quantum Computation

      AI Agent Company Disaster:

      • Research Paper - The Agent Company
      • The Agent Company Website
      • Futurism article
      • Yahoo Tech article
      • Business Insider coverage
      • Microsoft Adding MCP to Windows:

        • Microsoft Blog Post - Securing the Model Context Protocol
        • Reddit Discussion with Screenshots
        • Chicago Sun-Times AI Reading List Fail:

          • 404 Media - AI-Generated Summer Reading List
          • 404 Media Follow-up - Made by Hearst
          • ******* 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:

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                • 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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