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Mind Reading the Room

Mind Reading the Room

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 Welcome back to The FAIK Files! In this week's episode: From the disgusting to the whimsical, we explore the weird world of what people are actually doing online—from AI slurs, to juggling simulations, to a mysterious robot roaming Austin MIT unveils mind-reading technology that "feels like telepathy" and might actually work A deep dive into how people really use ChatGPT reveals some surprising truths about our AI habits Reality checks on AI hype, including epic demo fails and honest takes on what's actually possible ----> Check out Perry and Cameron Malin's "Deepfake Ops" course: https://maven.com/perception-lab/deepfake-ops Want to leave us a voicemail? Here's the magic link to do just that: ⁠⁠⁠https://sayhi.chat/FAIK⁠⁠⁠ You can also join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/cU7wepaz⁠⁠⁠ *** NOTES AND REFERENCES *** What People Are Up To: Taylor Lorenz video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBtbkOfUlIo Juggling Lab: https://jugglinglab.org Best of Juggling Lab (Reddit): https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1nirzaa/juggleposting_tumblrs_newest_addiction RizzBot article: https://www.kxan.com/technology/rizzbot-secrets-revealed-who-is-the-mechanical-man-stalking-austin/ RizzBot videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Rizz.bot_official/shorts MIT's "Telepathic" Technology: AlterEgo project: https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/alterego/overview/ Product announcement page: https://www.alterego.io/ How People Are Using ChatGPT: OpenAI's findings: https://openai.com/index/how-people-are-using-chatgpt/ The research paper: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w34255/w34255.pdf It's Called Hype for a Reason: Nate Jones reaction to Meta live demo fail: https://www.tiktok.com/@nate.b.jones/video/7551289346515586335 Dario's take on two important questions: https://youtu.be/nvXj4HTiYqA?si=hXnKr5BXGUv3pJwm&t=981 *** 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. Get the Book: ⁠FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions⁠ (Amazon Associates link) Check out the website for more info: ⁠https://thisbookisfaik.com⁠ Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast: Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-folklore/id1657374458⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2v1BelkrbSRSkHEP4cYffj?si=u4XTTY4pR4qEqh5zMNSVQA⁠ Other: Want to connect with us? Here's how: Connect with Perry: Perry on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on X: ⁠https://x.com/perrycarpenter⁠ Perry on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/perrycarpenter.bsky.social⁠ Connect with Mason: Mason on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mason-amadeus-a853a7242/⁠ Mason on BlueSky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/pregnantsonic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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