October 24, 2025

The Trough of Disillusionment

1 hour 15 minutes

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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*** 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/

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