Dark Knowledge & Hidden Agendas
Welcome back to The FAIK Files!
In this week's episode:
- Subliminal Learning: Listener "Max" brings us a fascinating (and concerning) story about AI model distillation and how "dark knowledge" can be passed along between AI systems
- AI Filmmaking vs. Fraud Crisis: We explore Dave Clark's innovative AI agent methodology for filmmaking, then pivot to Sam Altman's growing concerns about AI's potential for sophisticated fraud
- Get Ready to be Haggled by AI: Listener "Ty" alerts us to Delta Airlines' move toward AI-powered dynamic pricing that determines what YOU personally will pay for a ticket
- AI Search Ruins Everything: We dive into how Google's AI is fundamentally breaking search, the internet, and possibly your brain
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***** NOTES AND REFERENCES *****
Subliminal Learning & Dark Knowledge:
- AI Model Distillation Can Pass Along 'Dark Knowledge': https://alignment.anthropic.com/2025/subliminal-learning/
- The Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.14805
AI Filmmaking & Fraud Concerns:
- Dave Clark's post and methodology: https://x.com/diesol/status/1944470227783442764
- Sam Altman is worried about AI fraud: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/tech/openai-sam-altman-fraud-crisis
AI Dynamic Pricing:
- Delta Airlines using AI to set prices for individual customers: https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/delta-moves-toward-eliminating-set-prices-in-favor-of-ai-that-determines-how-much-you-personally-will-pay-for-a-ticket/
AI Search Problems:
- Google's AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain: https://www.404media.co/googles-ai-is-destroying-search-the-internet-and-your-brain/
- Marcus Hutchins' LinkedIn post on research publication challenges: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/malwaretech_this-is-what-its-like-publishing-research-activity-7353880053715275779-YkvM
***** THE BOILERPLATE *****
About The FAIK Files:
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.
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