AI "Friends" and Enemies

Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: That AI bot may be an undercover AI cop Playing with Suno's "Cover" Feature Bad actors using Claude to orchestrate disinfo campaigns Does being honest about your AI use make people trust you less? AI companies are looking to cash-in on human loneliness Check out ⁠The Deception Project⁠ to learn about our upcoming ⁠Offensive Cyber Deception Masterclass⁠ and more. Also check out Perry's new newsletter, Deceptive Minds: a newsletter about how we are fooled, how we fool ourselves, and what we can do about it. Subscribe on LinkedIn ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7319922626200510464⁠ 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 ***** UNDERCOVER AI COPS, FAKE PROTESTORS: WIRED & 404 Media Joint Investigation: Exclusive: Police Are Creating Fake AI Personas to Trick Suspects Online This investigation reveals how law enforcement agencies are using AI to create fake personas to surveil and interact with suspects online SWEET AND SOUR (TWO STORIES): Suno's New "Cover" Feature: Claude AI Exploited to Operate 100+ Fake Political Personas in Global Influence Campaign: https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/claude-ai-exploited-to-operate-100-fake.html BEING HONEST ABOUT AI USAGE MAKES PEOPLE TRUST YOU LESS?: The Article: Being honest about using AI at work makes people trust you less, research finds The Research Paper: The impact of artificial intelligence disclosure on trustworthiness perceptions AI Workforce Projections: Fiverr CEO Says AI Will Take Your Job - Here's What to Do ECH FOUNDERS TRY TO SOLVE OUR LONELINESS PROBLEM…: New AI Wearable 'Friend' Unveiled To Cure Loneliness; Internet Asks Why Isn't It An App? New research shows link between ChatGPT use and loneliness YouTube video (AI friend experiment): This intense AI anger is what experts warned of Mark Zuckerberg – Meta's AGI Plan (Dwarkesh Patel podcast) Mark Zuckerberg tried to convince us he was human. Sorry, ZuckBot: you've failed Mark Zuckerberg Lays Out HELLISH Vision For Future Of Friendship HOW AI AND HUMAN BEHAVIORS SHAPE PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF CHATBOT USE: A LONGITUDINAL RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/wickedinterest.ing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices