The FAIK Files

The Silence of the Cyber-Lambs

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Welcome back to the FAIK Files!

In this episode:

  • Perry cracks open a chaotic grab bag: A couple updates from Perry and the National Cybersecurity Alliance. Plus two new reality-bending image models that raise the bar again — this time with people that really look like people and text that actually looks like text!
  • We sit down with former FBI special agent, Cameron Malin.— a deception expert and behavioral profiler who helped build the FBI’s Cyber Behavioral Analysis Unit from the ground up. If you’ve ever wondered how the feds spot a lie before it’s even told, this one’s for you.
  • And we wrap with our AI Dumpster Fire of the Week: a hot mess of slop, bots, and algorithmic trash that’s flooding the internet with synthetic sludge.


    • ===== Learn more about the upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7 =====

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    *** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***


    A Grab Bag of AI Updates:

    • Perry's SEC session:
    • Video: Presentation started at the 1hr 17min mark, but you should watch the whole thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z0MpgadFnQ
    • Agenda: https://www.sec.gov/about/advisory-committees/investor-advisory-committee/iac030625-agenda
    • Written Testimony: https://www.sec.gov/files/carpenter-sec-statements-march2025.pdf
    • Two new (really good) image generators just dropped.
    • OpenAI 4o image generation: https://openai.com/index/introducing-4o-image-generation/
    • Twitter posts showing some of the 4o outputs:
    • https://x.com/jeremynguyenphd/status/1904925877588394044
    • https://x.com/BennettWaisbren/status/1905247775190864381
    • REVE 1.0 https://preview.reve.art/app/explore
    • https://venturebeat.com/ai/the-new-best-ai-image-generation-model-is-here-say-hello-to-reve-image-1-0
    • NCA “AI Fools” campaign kit: https://www.staysafeonline.org/articles/ai-fools-stay-sharp


      Interview with Cameron Malin, Cyber Behavior Profiler

      • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-malin-jd-cissp-07688320/
      • Modus Cyberandi: https://moduscyberandi.com/
      • Psyber Labs: http://psyber-labs.com/
      • Upcoming OFFENSIVE CYBER DECEPTION MASTERCLASS (Las Vegas, August 2-5, 2025) please visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/5ytpvjv7

        • AI Slop, Bots, and More are Killing the Internet

        • AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality, (404 Media): https://www.404media.co/ai-slop-is-a-brute-force-attack-on-the-algorithms-that-control-reality/
        • The Dead Internet Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory
        • The ‘dead internet theory’ makes eerie claims about an AI-run web. The truth is more sinister, (The Conversation): https://theconversation.com/the-dead-internet-theory-makes-eerie-claims-about-an-ai-run-web-the-truth-is-more-sinister-229609

          *** THE BOILERPLATE ***

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