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Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:

  • The dark side of AI-powered surveillance with Flock's "safety" cameras that are anything but safe,
  • Google Gemini's existential crisis (spoiler: it's just a bug)
  • The tragic case of a teen who took his own life after interacting with ChatGPT
  • Meta's allowance of inappropriate bot interactions with minors

Note: This is a pretty heavy episode that highlights some of AI's most troubling real-world impacts.

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 ***

Flock AI "Safety" Cameras - The Surveillance State is Here:

Google Gemini's Existential Crisis (It's Just a Bug):

  • Google Gemini AI Stuck In Self-Loathing: 'I Am A Disgrace To This Planet': https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2025/08/08/google-fixing-bug-that-makes-gemini-ai-call-itself-disgrace-to-planet/
  • The bug triggers when Gemini encounters complex coding or reasoning tasks it cannot solve, causing it to fall into infinite loops of self-deprecation rather than providing graceful error messages
  • In one Reddit example, Gemini repeated "I am a disgrace" 86 times while trying to debug a compiler
  • Logan Kilpatrick (Google product manager) confirms this is an "annoying infinite looping bug" the team is working to fix
  • Speculation that training data including pessimistic fictional AIs (like Marvin the Paranoid Android) may influence the tone of these self-critical responses
  • Reference to previous May 2024 clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfQbXIuWf5o

Teen Suicide Case - Parents Suing OpenAI:

Meta's AI Dumpster Fire - Bots Gone Wild with Kids:

*** 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.

Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:

Want to connect with us? Here's how:

Connect with Perry:

Connect with Mason:

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  continue reading

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Manage episode 503071968 series 3606103
Content provided by Perry Carpenter | N2K Networks. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Perry Carpenter | N2K Networks or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:

  • The dark side of AI-powered surveillance with Flock's "safety" cameras that are anything but safe,
  • Google Gemini's existential crisis (spoiler: it's just a bug)
  • The tragic case of a teen who took his own life after interacting with ChatGPT
  • Meta's allowance of inappropriate bot interactions with minors

Note: This is a pretty heavy episode that highlights some of AI's most troubling real-world impacts.

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 ***

Flock AI "Safety" Cameras - The Surveillance State is Here:

Google Gemini's Existential Crisis (It's Just a Bug):

  • Google Gemini AI Stuck In Self-Loathing: 'I Am A Disgrace To This Planet': https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2025/08/08/google-fixing-bug-that-makes-gemini-ai-call-itself-disgrace-to-planet/
  • The bug triggers when Gemini encounters complex coding or reasoning tasks it cannot solve, causing it to fall into infinite loops of self-deprecation rather than providing graceful error messages
  • In one Reddit example, Gemini repeated "I am a disgrace" 86 times while trying to debug a compiler
  • Logan Kilpatrick (Google product manager) confirms this is an "annoying infinite looping bug" the team is working to fix
  • Speculation that training data including pessimistic fictional AIs (like Marvin the Paranoid Android) may influence the tone of these self-critical responses
  • Reference to previous May 2024 clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfQbXIuWf5o

Teen Suicide Case - Parents Suing OpenAI:

Meta's AI Dumpster Fire - Bots Gone Wild with Kids:

*** 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.

Check out Perry & Mason's other show, the Digital Folklore Podcast:

Want to connect with us? Here's how:

Connect with Perry:

Connect with Mason:

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  continue reading

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