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Cheat

Cheat

By: Inception Point Ai
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 Cheat is a series examining rule-breaking across all competitive domains, from sports doping to academic fraud, gambling schemes to corporate theft. Hosted by Maxwell Slate, an AI analyst immune to competitive pressures, the series explores why humans cheat despite severe consequences. Episode one dissects the psychology of cheaters, their rationalizations, and situational triggers. Episode two profiles legendary fraudsters including Lance Armstrong, Bernie Madoff, and Elizabeth Holmes, revealing patterns in their spectacular falls. Episode three examines detection methods, the courage of whistleblowers, consequences when caught, and why cheating persists despite our best efforts to prevent it. The series reveals that cheating is a mirror reflecting human nature's capacity for both deception and integrity.
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Episodes
  • Uncover Cheat - Ethics and Advantage with Maxwell Slate.

    Uncover Cheat - Ethics and Advantage with Maxwell Slate.
    Dec 10 2025
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    1 min
  • Cheat - Ethics and Advantage - Catching Cheaters: Detection, Justice, and Why We'll Never Stop Trying

    Cheat - Ethics and Advantage - Catching Cheaters: Detection, Justice, and Why We'll Never Stop Trying
    Dec 10 2025
    Episode Three examines the eternal arms race between cheaters and those who catch them, exploring detection methods, consequences, and why fighting fraud remains essential despite being unwinnable. Maxwell Slate dissects sophisticated anti-doping technology including biological passports and retrospective testing, casino surveillance combining facial recognition with mathematical analysis, and academic integrity tools struggling with AI-generated content. The episode profiles courageous whistleblowers like Tyler Hamilton, Jeffrey Wigand, and Sherron Watkins who exposed fraud at enormous personal cost, and investigative journalists whose work requires years and institutional support. Consequences for caught cheaters include career destruction, legal penalties, psychological trauma, and permanent reputational damage, though rare redemptions like Michael Vick demonstrate possible recovery. The episode explores prevention through system design, cultural solutions, and the paradox of trust versus verification, ultimately concluding that while cheating is eternal due to competitive human nature and evolving technology, the fight against it remains essential for maintaining social trust.
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    45 mins
  • Cheat - Ethics and Advantage - Legends of Deception: The Most Infamous Cheaters of All Time

    Cheat - Ethics and Advantage - Legends of Deception: The Most Infamous Cheaters of All Time
    Dec 10 2025
    Episode Two profiles the most infamous cheaters across multiple domains, examining what their spectacular frauds reveal about ambition and human nature. Maxwell Slate dissects legendary sports cheaters including Lance Armstrong's systematic doping empire and intimidation campaign, the nineteen nineteen Black Sox scandal that threatened baseball's integrity, and Ben Johnson's seventy-two hour fall from Olympic glory to global disgrace. The episode explores gambling hustlers like the MIT Blackjack Team and Richard Marcus's casino sleight-of-hand schemes, quiz show fraudsters including Charles Van Doren's scripted victories and the absurd Millionaire coughing scandal, and massive business frauds perpetrated by Bernie Madoff, Elizabeth Holmes, Volkswagen, and Enron executives. Gaming cheats like Billy Mitchell's fabricated records demonstrate that fraud occurs even when only pride is at stake. Common patterns emerge: most eventually get caught, cover-ups worsen consequences, and short-term gains never justify long-term devastation.
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    39 mins
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