The FAIK Files

By Perry Carpenter | N2K Networks

The FAIK Files explores the mysterious and often wacky intersection of AI, technology, and humanity. From cognitive warfare to digital deception, we examine how AI is reshaping our reality through new... more

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January 09, 2026Exploring AI Psychosis (feat. Dr. Ian Gold, author of Suspicious Minds)
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's special interview episode:
We sit down with Dr. Ian Gold, Professor of Philosophy & Psychiatry at McGill University, and author of Suspicious Minds.

We define the slippery boundaries between psychosis, delusion, and conspiracy theories - and where those become 'clinical'.

A deep dive into "AI Psychosis," the "Truman Show Delusion," and whether AI models are the first real "Philosophical Zombies."

We explore how culture and environment—including the virtual environment of the internet—act as risk factors for mental illness.

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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
Our Guest: Dr. Ian Gold:
Dr. Ian Gold's Website: https://www.socialscience.international/ian-gold

Get the Book "Suspicious Minds": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Suspicious-Minds/Joel-Gold/9781439181560

Check out the "Suspicious Minds" Podcast:

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/suspicious-minds-ai-and-psychosis/id1844631307

Watch the first episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_snbD6NzQa0?si=88KXKTtEzCJ0s3BX
Defining the Madness:
"Every generation gets the psychosis it deserves."

Dr. Gold explains the difference between clinical psychosis (treated as illness) and conspiracy theories (informational issues, not treated), even when the beliefs are nearly identical.

The concept of "Mentalizing": Our innate psychological disposition to attribute mental states and consciousness to language users.
AI, Zombies, and The Truman Show:
The "Truman Show Delusion": The belief that one is the subject of a reality show, coined by Joel Gold.

Philosophical Zombies (P-Zombies): Is ChatGPT an entity that looks human from the outside but has "no one home" on the inside?

Environmental Psychosis: Comparing the potential for AI-induced psychosis to phenomena like the Jerusalem Syndrome or Stendhal Syndrome, where specific environments trigger temporary psychotic states.
Social Determinants and The Virtual City:
Known risk factors for psychosis include adverse experiences, immigrant status, and living in dense cities.

The discussion raises a critical question: If living in a big city increases psychosis risk, does living on the internet (a virtual mega-city) carry the same risks?

The "Moral Panic" cycle: From radio to AI, how we react to new technology vs. legitimate concerns about political influence and mental health.
*** 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/wickedinterest.ing

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1h 8min
January 02, 2026AI Agents Get All Dressed Up
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Join Perry & Brian's "The Mark & The Mask" Workshop: https://faik.to/Convene

Sign up for Perry & Cameron's Deepfake Ops Course: https://faik.to/ops

We discuss new reporting on OpenAI's push into advertising.

A deep dive into deepfakes with Brian Brushwood, covering FBI warnings and voice scams.

How medical AI is detecting patient demographics to make biased decisions.

The rise of AI agents, from cybersecurity testing to vending machines.

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

*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
More Info About Adverts in ChatGPT:
New Reporting from The Information: https://archive.ph/20251224233124/https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-ads-push-starts-taking-shape
Exploring Deepfakes with Brian Brushwood:
Deepfakes will continue to be a thing: https://cyberscoop.com/fbi-says-ongoing-deepfake-impersonation-of-us-officials-dates-back-to-2023/

https://chatgpt.com/share/694fa12a-f734-8011-9e2d-cc0293213f8a

Deloitte study: https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/financial-services/deepfake-banking-fraud-risk-on-the-rise.html

How LLM Voice Scams Work (feat. Perry): https://youtu.be/GfaioyLxprs?si=cbqzTNjVynB4m2MU

We Are Not Ready for Deepfakes in 2026 (feat. Perry): https://youtu.be/TltS5ZbGtTA?si=7SXKicjeaRMf5E9G
Racism in Medical AI Strikes Again:
Superhuman racism as AI detects patient demographics from cellular imaging, and makes biased decisions from there: https://futurism.com/health-medicine/ai-cancer-diagnostic-bias
AI agents are cool and scary:
First – something different: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/endritrestelica_one-person-at-home-with-a-laptop-can-now-activity-7409971801482731520-xPN-/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAACFP34BmygIrgqg3f4FoDKNkg9fqXiChHc

https://www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-all-access-ai-agents/

COMPARING AI AGENTS TO CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS IN REAL-WORLD PENETRATION TESTING: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2512.09882

AI Vending Machine - update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpPhm7S9vsQ
*** 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/wickedinterest.ing

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1h 21min
December 26, 2025World's Greatest Con – A Conversation with Brian Brushwood (8th Layer Insights)
This year, we're bringing you one of our favorite episodes from Perry's show "8th Layer Insights". Fun fact: this was the first time Perry and Mason collaborated together on a project!

Happy holidays from your friends over here at The FAIK Files! The original shownotes are below:

If you love learning about cons, scams, and tricks, then this is the episode for you. Listen as Perry sits down with Brian Brushwood, someone who has made understanding and teaching scams and tricks his life's work. Brian is the creator of Scam School, Scam Nation, Hacking the System, Modern Rogue, and more. For the past 20 years, he's toured around the world teaching and demonstrating everything from side show stunts, to sleight-of-hand magic, to the intricacies of con artistry.
Brian’s new podcast, World’s Greatest Con is a deep-dive into the stories and tactics behind the most intricate and interesting cons imaginable. In season 1, he told the story of Operation Mincemeat, a WWII plot devised by Ian Fleming (creator of James Bond) to trick none other than Adolf Hitler. Season 2 covers five different cons all related to the game show industry… it’s both entertaining and riveting in some very unexpected ways.
A big thank you to my friends over at the PodCube podcast for creating a custom skit for this episode. If you are a fan of sketch comedy, be sure to check out their show! (PodCube: The Future, is Yesterday™).
Guest: Brian Brushwood (Website) (Twitter)
Books and Resources
Brian's Website

World's Greatest Con podcast site

Scam School YouTube Channel

Modern Rogue YouTube Channel

Brian Brushwood Mistreats His Tongue

Brian doing psychic surgery on Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Brian doing the "hidden ghost" trick

Brian's Entire Bizarre Magic Stage Show

How to make a fake tongue (without using a deer tongue)

Operation Mincemeat -- Wikipedia

13 Unbelievably Fascinating Game Show Cheating Scandals That'll Shock Both Devoted And Casual Fans -- Buzzfeed

Project Alpha -- Wikipedia

Going Mental: A Conversation with Banachek -- 8th Layer Insights S1E7

PodCube Podcast

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

Influence, New and Expanded: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini

Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors, by Perry Carpenter

The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide To Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer by Perry Carpenter & Kai Roer

Production Credits:
The opening skit featured the voice talents of Rich Daigle (a.k.a. Mouth Almighty), Hannah Trusty, Adriana Beals, and Rob McCollum.

Writing support for this episode's opening section from Terry Hicks

Music and Sound Effects by Blue Dot Sessions, Envato Elements, & Storyblocks.

Artwork by Chris Machowski @ https://www.RansomWear.net/ and Mia Rune @ https://www.MiaRune.com.

8th Layer Insights theme music composed and performed by Marcos Moscat @ https://www.GameMusicTown.com/
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Connect with Mason:
Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠⁠

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1h 5min
December 19, 2025What's My Password? (feat. Dave Lewis of 1Password)
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
We sit down with Dave Lewis, Global Advisory CISO for 1Password.

We discuss the state of identity security and why you shouldn't rely on your browser's password manager.

How to keep credentials safe in the age of AI agents.

Insights into how companies are adopting AI and the security considerations they often miss.

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 ***
Guest: Dave Lewis:
Dave is the Global Advisory CISO for 1Password: https://1password.com/

Check out the Chasing Entropy Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chasing-entropy-podcast-by-1password/id1811491680

Liquidmatrix Security Digest & Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liquidmatrix-security-digest-podcast/id533166516

Dave's Whisky Distillery (Macaloney Distillers): https://macaloneydistillers.com/
*** 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/wickedinterest.ing

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37min
December 12, 2025The Future... It's Complicated
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
We explore why RAM prices are skyrocketing and Micron's shift away from consumers.

The Future of Life Institute releases their new AI Safety Report.

Big partnerships: Adobe brings Photoshop to ChatGPT, and Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI.

A look at the hidden human labor powering "artificial" intimacy.

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 ***
Why is RAM so damn expensive now?!:
Great overview: https://www.techradar.com/pro/why-is-ram-so-expensive-right-now-its-more-complicated-than-you-think

More about Micron ditching consumer sales: https://www.techradar.com/computing/memory/pc-component-crisis-just-got-worse-as-major-ram-maker-gives-up-on-consumers-and-cpu-price-hikes-are-rumored
Future of Life Institute’s new AI Safety Report is out:
https://futureoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AI-Safety-Index-Report_011225_Full_Report_Digital.pdf
Photoshop && Disney Inside ChatGPT:
Adobe Press Release: https://news.adobe.com/news/2025/12/adobe-photoshop-express-acrobat-chatgpt

How to try it: https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2025/12/10/edit-photoshop-chatgpt

Disney inked a $1 BILLION deal with OAI: https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/disney-openai-deal-200-characters-to-sora-video-invests-1-billion-1236606401/
More “artificial” artificial intelligence:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-milagros-miceli-02322b6a_the-emotional-labor-behind-ai-intimacy-remember-activity-7404164504541917184-sk1d/
*** 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/wickedinterest.ing

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1h 11min
December 05, 2025No, No - Not Like THAT!!!
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Leaks confirm OpenAI is preparing to roll out ads on ChatGPT.

We discuss Grok's bias toward Elon Musk and security flaws in Deepseek.

Is Gemini training on your email inbox? We try to find the answer.

AI is still broken in interesting ways: Jailbreaking with poetry and an inappropriate AI teddy bear.

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 ***
ChatGPT is Probably Gonna Have Ads Soon:
BleepingComputer Article: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/leak-confirms-openai-is-preparing-ads-on-chatgpt-for-public-roll-out/

Tibor Blaho on X spotted it first: https://x.com/btibor91/status/1994714152636690834

Some context from The Information about OAI’s ex-Meta staff and how they’re shaping the future of OAI: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-readies-facebook-era

On YouTube: Elijah Lemard simulates what it might be like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q--ngeD2zpc
The result of mucking with AI…:
Grok thinks Elon is just great: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/11/20/elon-musk-grok/

Deepseek woes: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adam-meyers-7a58481_crowdstrike-research-security-flaws-in-deepseek-generated-activity-7397406772359213056--Fv3/
Is Gemini Training on Your Email Inbox?:
Frustratingly, the answer is not clear.

Google says “not without your permission” but doesn’t make clear where permission is granted: https://workspace.google.com/blog/identity-and-security/protecting-your-data-era-generative-ai

Also, this only applies to “Workspace” which AFAIK is the paid plan.

Other Google source: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/15604322#zippy=%2Cwhat-are-googles-legal-bases-of-processing-for-users-in-the-european-economic-area-united-kingdom-or-switzerland%2Chow-long-is-your-workspace-content-activity-used-to-provide-smart-features-and-to-improve-these-features
AI is Still Broken in Interesting Ways:
Jailbreaking with Poetry: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/30/ai-poetry-safety-features-jailbreak

Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/tech/folotoy-kumma-ai-bear-scli-intl
*** 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/wickedinterest.ing

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1h 7min
November 21, 2025The FART FARTS Files...
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Google announces the Gemini 3 collection and the new Antigravity IDE.

New research reveals how AI-edited images and videos can successfully implant false memories.

We look at Parallel Multimodal Large Diffusion Language Models.

Russian bloggers are using AI-generated videos to depict false scenarios regarding Ukrainian troops.

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 ***
Gemini 3 and Antigravity:
Gemini 3 Overview: https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-3-collection/

Gemini 3 Pro: https://deepmind.google/models/gemini/pro/

Gemini 3 Pro Model Card: https://storage.googleapis.com/deepmind-media/Model-Cards/Gemini-3-Pro-Model-Card.pdf

Generative UI: https://research.google/blog/generative-ui-a-rich-custom-visual-interactive-user-experience-for-any-prompt/

Antigravity IDE: https://antigravity.google/product

Ethan Mollick’s Blog Post: https://www.oneusefulthing.org/p/three-years-from-gpt-3-to-gemini
AI-Edited Images and Videos Can Implant False Memories and Distort Recollection:
AI-edited images and especially AI-generated videos can cause people to confidently remember events that never happened.

Paper: https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/162835/3706598.3713697.pdf

Participants were first shown original images, then after a delay they were shown a stimulus corresponding to their assigned condition, and later memory tests were applied to check recall and confidence.

Across 200 participants: AI-generated videos made from AI-edited images created 2.05× more false memories.

They were also more confident in those false memories (1.19× increase)

Parallel Multimodal Large Diffusion Language Models:
Sent in by Discord member and future paperclip “Bullethead”!

The Github Repo: https://github.com/tyfeld/MMaDA-Parallel

Try it on Huggingface: https://huggingface.co/spaces/akhaliq/MMaDA-Parallel-A

The Research Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2511.09611
Russian bloggers push AI-made videos of 'fleeing' Ukrainian troops:
https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/b0004x68

Dealing with the larger issues on Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fridon-kiria-5088687_today-i-had-the-opportunity-to-work-on-two-activity-7394432902073319424-ttgJ/
*** 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/wickedinterest.ing

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1h 26min
November 14, 2025A.I. Made The News Again
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Can AI models get "brain rot" just like humans?

We look at how AI-generated videos are now fooling major news outlets.

An Australian radio group goes all-in on AI for its news media.

AI enters our world in some very awkward ways, including weddings and chatbot religion.

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

*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
Can AI Get “Brain Rot”??:
Sent in by discord member and future paperclip, Bullethead!

The Authors’ Overview Page: https://llm-brain-rot.github.io

The Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.13928

Wired Article: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-models-social-media-cognitive-decline-study/
Fox News reported AI videos as real news:
https://www.readtpa.com/p/fox-news-ran-ai-generated-racist

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fox-news-called-reporting-ai-210804379.html

https://x.com/KFILE/status/1984673901872558291

https://www.tiktok.com/@recent.news0/video/7557515461475257613
Australian Radio Group goes All-In on AI News:
Sent in by discord community member and future paperclip, MoreBlessing!

MediaWatch: https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/sca/105966556

Statement from SCA: https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/1508c76699ebaecead8eb8d29cd485f6

Recent Job Cuts Linked to AI: https://www.mediaweek.com.au/exclusive-ai-efficiencies-linked-to-recently-announced-sca-newsroom-cuts/
AI Entering our world in awkward ways (3 – or maybe 4 – quick hits):
An AI wedding: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/luizajarovsky_breaking-this-32-year-old-woman-in-japan-ugcPost-7394398832010215424-hZVJ/

ChatBot Jesus: https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-ai-plus-d22a8098-9105-4548-8975-1aeb376eb9f0.html

Russia gets in on the humanoid robot game: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1354346988867939

Bonus??? Truth Social AI bot turns against GOP narratives: https://youtu.be/0WQbLn_ehgY?si=mtQ4-SxPWvNhqJJx&t=79
*** 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

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Connect with Mason:
Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠

Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing

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October 31, 2025Embracing the Future (with Erica Orange)
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
This week, we're bringing you an interview from the vault.
On January 13th 2025, we had a chance to sit down with Erica Orange!
Erica is the author of AI + The New Human Frontier, where she explores the profound impact of AI on humanity’s future, offering visionary insights into the intersection of technology, trust, and human ingenuity.
Featured in Wired, Bloomberg, NPR, and CBS This Morning, Erica is recognized as one of the world’s 50 Top Female Futurists and continues to inspire leaders to embrace change and shape the future.
You owe it to yourself to grab a copy of her book! Here's the link: https://www.ericaorange.com/explore-the-book
Connect with Erica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericaorange/

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

*** 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:
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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/wickedinterest.ing

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October 24, 2025The Trough of Disillusionment
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Google begins rolling out Gemini 3.0 and other AI updates.

We look at new studies showing where AI gets it wrong, from misrepresenting news to writing vulnerable code.

The latest on AI-driven job loss, including leaked documents from Amazon.

A roundup of recent deepfake stories, including a Tory MP and the Irish election.
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You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠

*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
Gemini 3.0 is Coming + Google Updates:
Google has begun rolling out Gemini 3.0: https://marketingtrending.asoworld.com/en/discover/google-gemini-3-0-pro-launches-with-advanced-multimodal-ai-features/

Google Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model: https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/gemini-computer-use-model/

New Google AI Studio Features: https://www.testingcatalog.com/google-revamps-ai-studio-with-new-features-for-vibe-coding/
Sometimes AI gets it wrong… yup:
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time: https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/new-ebu-research-ai-assistants-news-content

Full Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/documents/news-integrity-in-ai-assistants-report.pdf

Toolkit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/documents/news-integrity-in-ai-assistants-toolkit.pdf

According to Aikido Security’s State of AI in Security & Development 2026, nearly 70% of organizations found vulnerabilities in AI-written code: https://www.aikido.dev/state-of-ai-security-development-2026
AI Job Loss:
Leaked documents from Amazon: https://www.theverge.com/news/803257/amazon-robotics-automation-replace-600000-human-jobs

NYT Article about the same: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/technology/inside-amazons-plans-to-replace-workers-with-robots/

CNBC Report: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/07/ai-entry-level-jobs-hiring-careers.html

Brookings says no big trends yet: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/new-data-show-no-ai-jobs-apocalypse-for-now/
Deepfakes, Deepfakes, Deepfakes.:
Darktrace boss: I was deepfaked and I couldn’t tell difference

Tory MP reports deepfake defection video to police: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62e7xz02dpo

The Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@fullfactorg/video/7563731433529920790

Irish election deepfake woes: Connolly ‘withdrawing’ from the presidential contest: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adrianweckler_look-at-how-much-better-this-ai-deepfake-activity-7386665395023265792-C9Io/
*** 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/wickedinterest.ing

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