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Welcome back to The FAIK Files: the show that keeps you informed on all things artificial intelligence and natural nonsense.
In this week's episode, we explore:
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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
AI Military Partnerships:
ElevenLabs Voice Cloning & Propaganda:
Pinokio AI Application:
AI Robot Safety & Incidents:
*** 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.
Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:
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Welcome back to the show that keeps you informed on all things artificial intelligence and natural nonsense.
In this episode, Perry & Mason talk about the challenges of watermarking AI content, trends in AI music generation (and how Spotify is capitalizing on them), OpenAI's new Genesis physics engine, and an AI company that doesn't know how to read the room.
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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
Watermarking AI-generated Content:
Spotify, AI, and Fake Artists:
OpenAI Releases Genesis Physics:
Dumpster Fire of the Week:
*** 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.
Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:
Want to connect with us? Here's how:
Connect with Perry:
Connect with Mason:
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Welcome back to the show that keeps you informed on all things artificial intelligence and natural nonsense.
In our holiday episode, Mason opens a rather unique Christmas present from Perry, we invite a special guest to help explain the infamous "Paperclip Maximizer" thought experiment, and we discuss an interesting (and somewhat disturbing) new AI Safety paper from Apollo Research.
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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
An interesting cluster of new AI safety research papers:
Other Interesting Bits:
OpenAI Announces New o3 Reasoning Model:
*** 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.
Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:
Want to connect with us? Here's how:
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Connect with Mason:
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Welcome back to the show that keeps you informed on all things artificial intelligence and natural nonsense.
Warning: today's episode gets a bit dark as we chat with seasoned prosecutor and founder of Operation Shamrock, Erin West, about a devastating combination of attacks known as "Pig Butchering" scams. We go deep into how they work and what we can do about them.
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*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
Learn more about Erin West
Pig Butchering Scams:
Ok, doomer! Let's talk P(doom):
*** 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.
Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:
Want to connect with us? Here's how:
Connect with Perry:
Connect with Mason:
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Welcome back to The FAIK Files--- the show about artificial intelligence and natural nonsense!
In this week's episode:
Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: https://sayhi.chat/FAIK
*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
The ChatGPT Privacy Patch Conspiracy:
Tencent's HunyuanVideo Release:
AI Dumpster Fire of the Week (The Sora Leak):
*** 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.
Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:
Want to connect with us? Here's how:
Connect with Perry:
Connect with Mason:
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Welcome back to The FAIK Files— the show about artificial intelligence and natural nonsense!
In this week’s episode:
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 ***
Hutch's stuff:
Mason's update on theories about Google Gemini threatening people:
Suno and Generative AI Music Generation:
*** 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.
Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:
Want to connect with us? Here's how:
Connect with Perry:
Connect with Mason:
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Happy FAIKs-giving everyone! Welcome to the newly renovated and relaunched FAIK Files podcast. On this week's episode, Perry & Mason cover Anthropic's recent hiring of an employee focused on AI well-being, an AI grandmother from hell (for scammers), and Google's Gemini chatbot allegedly tells a user what it really thinks of them. Welcome back to the show that keeps you informed on all things artificial intelligence and natural nonsense.
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 ***
AI Wellbeing:
The problem of sycophancy in AI:
AI Interpretability:
Deceptive and self-serving tendencies in AI systems:
AI Grandmother from Hell (for scammers):
AI Dumpster Fire of the Week (Gemini tells an end user what it really thinks about him):
*** 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.
Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:
Want to connect with us? Here's how:
Connect with Perry:
Connect with Mason:
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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 news, research, and real-world examples. Join us for a thought-provoking journey into a world where anything can be faked, truth is increasingly elusive, and human nature meets artificial intelligence head-on.
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 (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
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This is Part Ten of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Perry Carpenter and Mason Amadeus, where they unpack the chapter's themes and real-world implications.
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": Alex Mitts
Stay tuned... the FAIK Files will return.
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This is Part Nine of a ten-part miniseries exploring Perry Carpenter's latest book, FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions. Each episode kicks off with a dramatized reading of the "Whispers from the Static" vignette that opens the chapter, followed by an in-depth conversation with Perry Carpenter and Mason Amadeus, where they unpack the chapter's themes and real-world implications.
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": Bambi Lynn Augustin, Ty from the podcast Side Character Quest, & Alex Mitts
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