The FAIK Files

By Perry Carpenter | N2K NetworksSociety & Culture Technology

The FAIK Files episodes

September 26, 2025Your AI Friends 'Love' You...
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
OpenAI is feeling the pressure to meet demand, widening the scope of "Stargate" and looking at debt financing for chips by 2025.

Creepy AI companion toys are posing risks to student mental health, and we look at a family's unsettling week with one.

Microsoft is bringing Claude to Copilot, diversifying beyond OpenAI, while xAI is suing OpenAI for allegedly poaching talent and secrets.

An AI safety tool sparked backlash after flagging art as porn and deleting emails, leading to a student lawsuit.
----> Check out Perry and Cameron Malin's "Deepfake Ops" course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/DeepfakeOps⁠
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You can also join our Discord server here: https://faik.to/discord

*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***

OpenAI’s 10+ Gigawatt Plans:
OpenAI Feeling the Pressure (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/openai-under-pressure-meet-demand-widens-scope-stargate-eyes-debt-finance-chips-2025-09-24/

Sam Altman Blog Post: https://archive.is/iPaU9

OpenAI Partnership with NVIDIA (Fortune): https://fortune.com/2025/09/24/sam-altman-ai-empire-new-york-city-san-diego-scary/

NVIDIA letter of intent: https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/openai-and-nvidia-announce-strategic-partnership-to-deploy-10gw-of-nvidia-systems
Creepy AI Toys:
AI ‘companions’ pose risks to student mental health. What can schools do?: https://www.k12dive.com/news/ai-companions-student-mental-health-schools/761054/

‘I love you too!’ My family’s creepy, unsettling week with an AI toy: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/16/i-love-you-too-my-familys-creepy-unsettling-week-with-an-ai-toy

Curio: https://heycurio.com/

Oh… and a visit from a “Friend” (https://friend.com/) – we’ve mentioned them before. This interview is… interesting: https://fortune.com/videos/watch/creator-of-'creepy'-ai-friend-necklace-says-it's-'like-god'/41086999-face-458f-b917-ee465c56d187
Crossing Lines: Microsoft & xAI:
Microsoft bringing Claude (and Deepseek?) to Copilot (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/microsoft-brings-anthropic-ai-models-365-copilot-diversifies-beyond-openai-2025-09-24/

xAI is suing OpenAI for poaching talent & secrets (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/musks-xai-accuses-rival-openai-stealing-trade-secrets-2025-09-25/

The official complaint: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/byvreaygope/XAI%20OPENAI%20TRADE%20SECRETS%20LAWSUIT%20complaint2.pdf
AI safety tool sparks backlash:
AI safety tool sparks student backlash after flagging art as porn, deleting emails: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/24/students-lawsuit-ai-tool-gaggle/
*** 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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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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1 hr 17 min
September 19, 2025Mind Reading the Room
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
----> Check out Perry and Cameron Malin's "Deepfake Ops" course: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/DeepfakeOps⁠
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You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://faik.to/discord⁠⁠⁠

*** 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.
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

Other:
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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1 hr 6 min
September 12, 2025From the Vault: Deepfakes and the Spectrum of Digital Deception
Hey folks! This week we're recovering from a few technical difficulties, so we're bringing you one from the vault. This is from the thing that started it all -- the miniseries based on my book, FAIK. This episode covers chapter 6: Deepfakes and the Spectrum of Digital Deception.
Get the Book (Amazon Associate Link): ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠

Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠
Voice credits for the opening "Whispers from the Static": Deanna Johnston and Rob McCollum.

Enjoy!
Perry

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46 min
September 05, 2025Hacking Consciousness and Ordering Chaos
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
HexStrike - the AI-powered hacking tool that can exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in minutes instead of months

Diverging expert opinions on AI consciousness and welfare

Switzerland's ambitious new open-source AI model "Apertus"

Taco Bell is experiencing indigestion after several embarrassing viral AI-powered drive-thru moments
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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
HexStrike AI Hacking Tool:
AI-News Story: https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/ai-hacking-tool-exploits-zero-day-security-vulnerabilities-in-minutes/

HexStrike Website: https://www.hexstrike.com

HexStrike on Github: https://github.com/0x4m4/hexstrike-ai
Experts Express Diverging Opinions on AI Consciousness / Welfare:
Anthropic says some Claude models can now end harmful or abusive conversations: https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/16/anthropic-says-some-claude-models-can-now-end-harmful-or-abusive-conversations/

Seemingly conscious AI is coming: https://mustafa-suleyman.ai/seemingly-conscious-ai-is-coming

Exploring Model Welfare (Anthropic): https://www.anthropic.com/research/exploring-model-welfare
Switzerland's New Fully-Open-Source Model "Apertus":
Swiss-AI Homepage: https://www.swiss-ai.org/apertus

Try it out: https://publicai.co/chat

Engadget article: https://www.engadget.com/ai/switzerland-launches-its-own-open-source-ai-model-133051578.html

Full technical report: https://github.com/swiss-ai/apertus-tech-report/blob/main/Apertus_Tech_Report.pdf
Taco Bell Rethinks AI Drive-Through After Man Orders 18,000 Waters:
BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgyk2p55g8o

TikTok video of the incident: https://www.tiktok.com/@nate.b.jones/video/7544958105654775071?_r=1&_t=ZP-8zQrExEYkf8

The voice ordering provider: https://omilia.com/use-cases/quick-service-restaurants/

Omilia's Taco Bell case study: https://omilia.com/ai-meets-the-drive-thru-taco-bells-journey-to-automated-customer-service/
*** 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

Other:
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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1 hr 8 min
August 29, 2025Well... that's not good!
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
The dark side of AI-powered surveillance with Flock's "safety" cameras that are anything but safe,

Google Gemini's existential crisis (spoiler: it's just a bug)

The tragic case of a teen who took his own life after interacting with ChatGPT

Meta's allowance of inappropriate bot interactions with minors
Note: This is a pretty heavy episode that highlights some of AI's most troubling real-world impacts.
Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠
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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
Flock AI "Safety" Cameras - The Surveillance State is Here:
Benn Jordan's exposé video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ

404 Media: CBP Had Access to More Than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide: https://www.404media.co/cbp-had-access-to-more-than-80-000-flock-ai-cameras-nationwide/

Police officer stalks ex-girlfriend using surveillance system: https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article291059560.html
Google Gemini's Existential Crisis (It's Just a Bug):
Google Gemini AI Stuck In Self-Loathing: 'I Am A Disgrace To This Planet': https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2025/08/08/google-fixing-bug-that-makes-gemini-ai-call-itself-disgrace-to-planet/

The bug triggers when Gemini encounters complex coding or reasoning tasks it cannot solve, causing it to fall into infinite loops of self-deprecation rather than providing graceful error messages

In one Reddit example, Gemini repeated "I am a disgrace" 86 times while trying to debug a compiler

Logan Kilpatrick (Google product manager) confirms this is an "annoying infinite looping bug" the team is working to fix

Speculation that training data including pessimistic fictional AIs (like Marvin the Paranoid Android) may influence the tone of these self-critical responses

Reference to previous May 2024 clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfQbXIuWf5o
Teen Suicide Case - Parents Suing OpenAI:
BBC: Family sues OpenAI after teen's suicide following ChatGPT interactions: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgerwp7rdlvo

CBS News: OpenAI says changes will be made to ChatGPT after teen suicide lawsuit: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/openai-changes-will-be-made-chatgpt-after-teen-suicide-lawsuit/

OpenAI's response: Helping people when they need it most: https://openai.com/index/helping-people-when-they-need-it-most/

Parents started The Adam Raine Foundation in their son's memory: https://www.theadamrainefoundation.org/about-us/
Meta's AI Dumpster Fire - Bots Gone Wild with Kids:
Reuters Investigation: Meta's AI rules have let bots hold 'sensual' chats with kids, offer false medical info: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/
*** 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

Other:
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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1 hr 7 min
August 22, 2025Power Struggles
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Google finally releases data on the power consumption and climate impact of its AI models

A deep dive into 'Hierarchical Learning Models' (HRMs) and why they might be the next big thing in AI architecture

How a smart home was reportedly hacked using a Google Gemini calendar summary

A look at Perry's recent 'Deceptive Minds' episode, "The Long Con"
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://discord.gg/cU7wepaz
*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
Google Finally Releases Data About Power:
MIT Technology Review: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/21/1122288/google-gemini-ai-energy/

Google’s AI Power/Climate Impact Research: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/measuring-the-environmental-impact-of-ai-inference

Google’s Paper: https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/measuring_the_environmental_impact_of_delivering_ai_at_google_scale.pdf
What Are ‘Hierarchical Learning Models’?:
Sapient AI's HRM Website: https://sapient.inc

Sapient AI HRM Github: https://github.com/sapientinc/HRM

Conceptual Breakdown by Arvind Nagaraj: https://medium.com/@gedanken.thesis/the-loop-is-back-why-hrm-is-the-most-exciting-ai-architecture-in-years-7b8c4414c0b3
Smart Home Hacked by LLM Calendar Summary:
WIRED Article: https://www.wired.com/story/google-gemini-calendar-invite-hijack-smart-home/
Perry’s ‘Deceptive Minds’ Episode 5: The Long Con:
Subscribe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/long-con-cognitive-heist-series-5-perry-carpenter-zukyc/

The Audio Version: https://pod.link/1555610335/episode/OWYxOWI1NTAtNzY2YS0xMWYwLWIwNmEtNjNiNWNlMTRiNGNi

*** 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

Other:
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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39 min
August 15, 2025It's a Personality Problem
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
OpenAI's GPT-5 launch that definitely didn't go according to plan, complete with backlash, safety concerns, and frantic updates

Anthropic's fascinating new research on "persona vectors" - a breakthrough method for monitoring and controlling character traits in language models

A listener tip leads us down a rabbit hole of ChatGPT conversations being indexed by search engines (spoiler alert: this is not good for privacy)

A wild story about Claude being jailbroken to generate unlimited Stripe discount coupons
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://discord.gg/cU7wepaz
*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
GPT-5's Less-Than-Perfect Launch:
OpenAI's official launch page: https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5/

Wired on the rushed updates and backlash: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-gpt-5-backlash-sam-altman/

GPT-5 safety mechanisms and refusal systems: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-gpt5-safety/

The Register covers more updates and tweaks: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/13/gpt5_updated_again/
Persona Vectors - Anthropic's Character Control Research:
Anthropic's research paper: https://www.anthropic.com/research/persona-vectors
Search Engines Indexing Shared ChatGPT Transcripts:
Tip sent in by: DalekS3c

CyberSecurityNews report on OpenAI chats found via Google dorking: https://cybersecuritynews.com/chatgpt-conversations-search-engines/

More than 130,000 Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, and Other LLM Chats Readable on Archive.org: https://www.404media.co/more-than-130-000-claude-grok-chatgpt-and-other-llm-chats-readable-on-archive-org/
Claude Jailbroken to Mint Unlimited Stripe Coupons:
Full technical breakdown of the exploit: https://www.generalanalysis.com/blog/imessage-stripe-exploit

*** 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

Other:
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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1 hr 6 min
August 08, 2025How to Think Like a Hacker (with Ted Harrington)
What does it mean to think like a hacker?
In this episode, we're joined by Ted Harrington — ethical hacker, speaker, and executive partner at Independent Security Evaluators, where he leads a team that breaks things on purpose to make them stronger. We talk about the hacker mindset: how curiosity, exploration, and questioning assumptions can lead to stronger systems — and more creative thinking.
Ted is the author of Hackable: How to Do Application Security Right and his new book Inner Hacker is all about applying that same mindset beyond just code.
You can join the waitlist and get a launch-day discount here: https://www.tedharrington.com/inner-hacker.

Connect with Ted Harrington:
Twitter: https://x.com/SecurityTed
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/securityted/

***** 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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50 min
August 01, 2025Video Killed the ...
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:
NVIDIA’s Diffusion Renderer: We explore NVIDIA's new research into real-time diffusion rendering, a potential game-changer in photorealistic generation

Robotics Powered by Video AI: Luma and Runway are targeting robotics companies with video synthesis tools—because training a robot brain takes a lot of fake video

AI-Generated Fashion Models: Listener “Ty” (of Side Character Quest) sends us a wild one: fashion campaigns using entirely synthetic models so convincing you can’t tell they’re fake

LLMs and the Dark Arts: We cover ChatGPT’s shocking responses involving murder, mutilation, and Satanism—plus how bigotry and bias are inextricably embedded in these systems.
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***** NOTES AND REFERENCES *****

01:18 NVIDIA's Diffusion Renderer
11:05 Robotics Powered by Video AI
22:25 AI-Generated Fashion Models
37:39 LLM Bias & Devil Worship

NVIDIA Diffusion Renderer:
NVIDIA’s breakdown: https://research.nvidia.com/labs/toronto-ai/DiffusionRenderer/

Github project: https://github.com/nv-tlabs/cosmos1-diffusion-renderer

The paper: https://research.nvidia.com/labs/toronto-ai/DiffusionRenderer/assets/DiffusionRenderer_paper.pdf
AI Video in Robotics:
Runway, Luma Target Sales to Robotics Companies: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/runway-luma-target-sales-robotics-companies?utm_source=ti_app&rc=s2adyu
AI Fashion Models:
Buzzfeed article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/vogue-guess-ai-models-explained

Seraphinne Vallora agency: https://www.seraphinnevallora.com
LLM Responses & Dark Behavior:
ChatGPT Gave Instructions for Murder, Self-Mutilation, and Devil Worship: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/chatgpt-ai-self-mutilation-satanism/683649/

Language Models Change Their Answers Depending on How You Speak: https://www.unite.ai/language-models-change-their-answers-depending-on-how-you-speak/

***** THE BOILERPLATE *****
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July 25, 2025Dark Knowledge & Hidden Agendas
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Subliminal Learning: Listener "Max" brings us a fascinating (and concerning) story about AI model distillation and how "dark knowledge" can be passed along between AI systems

AI Filmmaking vs. Fraud Crisis: We explore Dave Clark's innovative AI agent methodology for filmmaking, then pivot to Sam Altman's growing concerns about AI's potential for sophisticated fraud

Get Ready to be Haggled by AI: Listener "Ty" alerts us to Delta Airlines' move toward AI-powered dynamic pricing that determines what YOU personally will pay for a ticket

AI Search Ruins Everything: We dive into how Google's AI is fundamentally breaking search, the internet, and possibly your brain
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***** NOTES AND REFERENCES *****
Subliminal Learning & Dark Knowledge:
AI Model Distillation Can Pass Along 'Dark Knowledge': https://alignment.anthropic.com/2025/subliminal-learning/

The Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.14805
AI Filmmaking & Fraud Concerns:
Dave Clark's post and methodology: https://x.com/diesol/status/1944470227783442764

Sam Altman is worried about AI fraud: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/tech/openai-sam-altman-fraud-crisis
AI Dynamic Pricing:
Delta Airlines using AI to set prices for individual customers: https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/delta-moves-toward-eliminating-set-prices-in-favor-of-ai-that-determines-how-much-you-personally-will-pay-for-a-ticket/
AI Search Problems:
Google's AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain: https://www.404media.co/googles-ai-is-destroying-search-the-internet-and-your-brain/

Marcus Hutchins' LinkedIn post on research publication challenges: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/malwaretech_this-is-what-its-like-publishing-research-activity-7353880053715275779-YkvM
***** THE BOILERPLATE *****
About The FAIK Files:
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Check out the website for more info: https://thisbookisfaik.com
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