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
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***** 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
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