Welcome back to The FAIK Files! When tech gets weird, we're here to help make sense of it all.In this week's show:<ul>
<li>We explore how randomness in AI systems creates the illusion of thought
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<li>A disturbing case of AI chatbots being weaponized for cyberstalking
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Anthropic's new approach to preventing AI jailbreaks
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<li>And our AI dumpster fire of the week is... AI... the whole thing... all of it</li>
</ul>Subscribe to our BRAND NEW YouTube channel! We'll be adding a wide variety of content shortly, but would love your help building the subscriber base up before we release our first video. You can find the channel at: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles">https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles</a>Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: <a href="https://sayhi.chat/FAIK">https://sayhi.chat/FAIK</a>You can also join our Discord server here: <a href="https://discord.gg/cThqEnMhJz">https://discord.gg/cThqEnMhJz</a><h3>*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***</h3>Randomness in AI Systems:<ul>
<li>Overview of deterministic vs stochastic systems in AI</li>
<li>Understanding temperature settings in LLMs</li>
<li>How diffusion models use random seeds</li>
<li>Discussion of parameters like top-K and top-P</li>
<li>Relationship between randomness and perceived intelligence</li>
<li>Lots of good overviews available at the Prompt Engineering Guide website: <a href="https://www.promptingguide.ai/introduction/settings">https://www.promptingguide.ai/introduction/settings</a>
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</ul>AI-Enabled Cyberstalking:<ul>
<li>The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/01/stalking-ai-chatbot-impersonator">Stalking AI Chatbot Impersonator</a>
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<li>Case study of James Florence's 7-year cyberstalking campaign</li>
<li>Discussion of platforms CrushOn.ai and JanitorAI</li>
<li>Implications for future harassment scenarios</li>
</ul>Anthropic's Constitutional Classifiers:<ul>
<li>Anthropic's post: <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/research/constitutional-classifiers">Constitutional Classifiers: Defending against universal jailbreaks</a>
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<li>Anthropic's demo website: <a href="https://claude.ai/constitutional-classifiers">https://claude.ai/constitutional-classifiers</a>
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<li>Details of 3,000+ hours of red-teaming with 405 participants</li>
<li>System architecture and implementation</li>
<li>Success rate: 95% of jailbreak attempts blocked</li>
<li>Only 23.7% inference overhead</li>
</ul>AI Dumpster Fire -- The entire AI industry:<ul>
<li>Inconsistent naming conventions across companies</li>
<li>Bad and inconsistent public relations strategies </li>
<li>Arms race between US and China</li>
<li>Environmental and ethical concerns</li>
<li>And more...</li>
</ul><h3>*** THE BOILERPLATE ***</h3><h3>About The FAIK Files:</h3>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.<ul>
<li>Get the Book: <a href="https://amzn.to/4cIAjww">FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions</a> (Amazon Associates link)</li>
<li>Check out the website for more info: <a href="https://thisbookisfaik.com/">https://thisbookisfaik.com</a>
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</ul><h3>Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:</h3><ul>
<li>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458</a>
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<li>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA">https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA</a>
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<li>Other: <a href="https://digitalfolklore.fm%20/">https://digitalfolklore.fm </a>
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</ul><h3>Want to connect with us? Here's how:</h3><h3>Connect with Perry:</h3><ul>
<li>Perry on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app">https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter</a>
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<li>Perry on X: <a href="https://x.com/perrycarpenter%20">https://x.com/perrycarpenter</a>
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<li>Perry on BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social</a>
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</ul><h3>Connect with Mason:</h3><ul>
<li>Mason on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/</a>
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<li>Mason on BlueSky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com">https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com</a>
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