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.
Episodes
December 19, 2025 • 36 mins
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
We sit down with Dave Lewis, Global Advisory CISO for 1Password.
We discuss the state of identity security and why you shouldn't rely on your browser's password manager.
How to keep credentials safe in the age of AI agents.
Insights into how companies are adopting AI and the security considerations they often miss.
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December 12, 2025 • 70 mins
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
We explore why RAM prices are skyrocketing and Micron's shift away from consumers.
The Future of Life Institute releases their new AI Safety Report.
Big partnerships: Adobe brings Photoshop to ChatGPT, and Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI.
A look at the hidden human labor powering "artificial" intimacy.
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December 5, 2025 • 66 mins
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Leaks confirm OpenAI is preparing to roll out ads on ChatGPT.
We discuss Grok's bias toward Elon Musk and security flaws in Deepseek.
Is Gemini training on your email inbox? We try to find the answer.
AI is still broken in interesting ways: Jailbreaking with poetry and an inappropriate AI teddy bear.
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November 21, 2025 • 85 mins
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Google announces the Gemini 3 collection and the new Antigravity IDE.
New research reveals how AI-edited images and videos can successfully implant false memories.
We look at Parallel Multimodal Large Diffusion Language Models.
Russian bloggers are using AI-generated videos to depict false scenarios regarding Ukrainian troops.
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November 14, 2025 • 65 mins
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Can AI models get "brain rot" just like humans?
We look at how AI-generated videos are now fooling major news outlets.
An Australian radio group goes all-in on AI for its news media.
AI enters our world in some very awkward ways, including weddings and chatbot religion.
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October 31, 2025 • 47 mins
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
This week, we're bringing you an interview from the vault.
On January 13th 2025, we had a chance to sit down with Erica Orange!
Erica is the author of AI + The New Human Frontier, where she explores the profound impact of AI on humanity’s future, offering visionary insights into the intersection of technology, trust, and human ingenuity.
Featured in Wired, Bloomberg, NPR, and CBS This Morning, ...
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October 24, 2025 • 75 mins
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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October 17, 2025 • 75 mins
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
OpenAI's Sora faces copyright issues and user complaints about censorship, despite scaling up with new partnerships.
We discuss the proliferation of Sora 2 watermark removers and the challenges in detecting AI-generated content.
Discord reports a major data breach involving 1.5 TB of data and 2 million government ID photos.
A man loses access to nuclear secrets a...
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October 10, 2025 • 47 mins
Jocelyn Burnham (she/her) is a leading independent artificial intelligence communicator, workshop leader, and speaker, specialising in AI learning in the creative and cultural sectors through creativity and playfulness.
She has been commissioned by organisations including Arts Council England, Tate, The Church of England, Historic Royal Palaces, Art Fund, Shakespeare's Globe, RADA, Kew and Bloomberg Philanthropies to produce besp...
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October 3, 2025 • 71 mins
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
Microsoft introduces "Vibe Working" with "Agent Mode" and "Office Agent" in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
We explore the hype and backlash surrounding AI video, including the saga of Tilly Norwood.
Meta launches "Vibes," a new feed featuring AI-generated short-form videos, while OpenAI drops Sora 2.
More chatbot woes are reported, alongside a fun exploit allowing takeov...
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September 26, 2025 • 76 mins
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 t...
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September 19, 2025 • 65 mins
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...
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September 12, 2025 • 45 mins
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
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September 5, 2025 • 67 mins
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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August 29, 2025 • 66 mins
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
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August 22, 2025 • 38 mins
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"
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August 15, 2025 • 65 mins
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...
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August 8, 2025 • 49 mins
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...
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August 1, 2025 • 53 mins
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 S...
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July 25, 2025 • 55 mins
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
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