<p>Welcome back to The FAIK Files! When tech gets weird, we're here to help make sense of it all.</p><p>In this week's show:</p><ul>
<li>Mason shares his perspective on "<strong>Where the Robots Grow</strong>" --which is claimed to be "<strong>one of the first fully AI-animated feature films</strong>." </li>
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaplaggemier/"><strong>Lisa Plaggemier</strong></a> from the <a href="https://staysafeonline.org/"><strong>National Cybersecurity Alliance</strong></a> talks to us about <strong>Romance Scams</strong>
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<li>And our <strong>AI dumpster fire of the week</strong> is Elon Musk's (somewhat desperate) grab for OpenAI</li>
</ul><p></p><p>Subscribe to our <strong>BRAND NEW YouTube channel</strong>! You can find the channel at: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles">https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles</a></p><p></p><p>Want to leave us a <strong>voicemail</strong>? Here's the magic link to do just that: <a href="https://sayhi.chat/FAIK">https://sayhi.chat/FAIK</a></p><p>You can also join our <strong>Discord</strong> server here: <a href="https://discord.gg/cThqEnMhJz">https://discord.gg/cThqEnMhJz</a></p><p></p><h3><strong>*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***</strong></h3><p><strong>Where the Robots Grow (the first full-length animated feature created by AI?):</strong></p><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elevenlabsio_where-the-robots-grow-from-aimation-studios-activity-7295485543600050177-dvN8/">ElevenLabs write-up on LinkedIN</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vfhIeNHhv4">Full movie</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33098130/">IMDB Entry</a></li>
<li>BTW -- we love and use ElevenLabs personally. If you want to check it out, please use our affiliate code: <a href="https://try.elevenlabs.io/8vcg17tr6uyp">https://try.elevenlabs.io/8vcg17tr6uyp</a>
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</ul><p><strong>Interview:</strong></p><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaplaggemier/">Lisa Plaggemier's LinkedIn profile</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.staysafeonline.org/">National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) website</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.staysafeonline.org/articles/online-romance-scams">NCA Romance Scam info and toolkit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7QHbjPSF0r5SHqxVqcMfWJac03r2_3z1">NCA Video Series: Kubikle </a></li>
</ul><p><strong>AI Dumpster Fire -- Elon Musk offers to buy Open AI for 97.4B:</strong></p><ul>
<li>WSJ: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-openai-bid-4af12827">Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI</a>
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<li>Reuters: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openais-altman-says-musk-offer-is-tactic-to-try-mess-with-us-2025-02-11/">OpenAI's board has not received Musk's takeover bid, source says</a>
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<li>Ars Technica: <a href="https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/02/sam-altman-openai-is-not-for-sale-even-for-elon-musks-97-billion-offer/">Sam Altman: OpenAI is not for sale, even for Elon Musk’s $97 billion offer</a>
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<li>OpenAI: <a href="https://openai.com/index/elon-musk-wanted-an-openai-for-profit/">Elon Musk wanted an OpenAI for profit</a>
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<li>OpenAI: <a href="https://openai.com/index/openai-elon-musk/">OpenAI and Elon Musk</a>
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</ul><p></p><h3><strong>*** THE BOILERPLATE ***</strong></h3><h3><strong>About The FAIK Files:</strong></h3><p>The FAIK Files is an offshoot project from Perry Carpenter's most recent book, <em>FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions.</em></p><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><strong>Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:</strong></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><strong>Want to connect with us? Here's how:</strong></h3><h3><strong>Connect with Perry:</strong></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><strong>Connect with Mason:</strong></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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