Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
OpenAI's models are reportedly resisting human commands to shut down
A controversial new research paper questions whether AI systems actually "think" or just create an illusion of reasoning.
How generative AI exploits the same psychological triggers as gambling—"just one more prompt, bro!"
Google's VEO-3 and ElevenLabs 3 are creating deepfakes so convincing they're fooling both people and detection systems.
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******* NOTES AND REFERENCES *******
OpenAI's "Skynet Moment" - The Shutdown Problem:
Original Thread from X: https://xcancel.com/PalisadeAI/status/1926084635903025621
Article from ComputerWorld: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3999190/openais-skynet-moment-models-defy-human-commands-actively-resist-orders-to-shut-down.html
Mason's Favorite Video about the "Stop Button" problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TYT1QfdfsM
Apple's "Illusion of Thinking" Research Paper:
Apple Research Paper: https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/illusion-of-thinking
Nate Jones' nuanced take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9tYAvjkOQk
Wes Roth's similarly nuanced take (with an experiment): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVJem2iLKZ8
AI & Gambling Addiction - "Just One More Prompt":
Pivot To AI Blog: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/
Bonus - Fake AI Startups Exposed: https://www.peoplemattersglobal.com/news/technology/fake-ai-startups-founder-charged-for-fraudulent-ai-app-powered-by-human-labour-45154
https://infosecwriteups.com/the-billion-dollar-ai-lie-how-builder-ai-faked-growth-fooled-investors-and-got-caught-3af1464a5ffe
Google VEO-3 and ElevenLabs 3 - The New Era of Synthetic Media:
Perry's LinkedIn post about TikTok deepfakes: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7338301239539003393/
CNN Interview: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/15/business/video/deepfake-detector-fooled-isabel-rosales-digvid
Perry's Google VEO 3 experiment: The Sandwich Incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvsFm1XII6U
ElevenLabs v3: https://elevenlabs.io/blog/v3-audiotags
******* THE BOILERPLATE *******
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