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.
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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.
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
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*** 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
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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.
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The FAIK Files
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.
