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Episode Synopsis
Welcome back to The FAIK Files! When tech gets weird, we're here to help make sense of it all.
This week, we’re tackling:
DeepSeek -- the little LLM from China that's taking the world by storm.
Perry & Mason interview voice artist Keith Brown to see what he learned about AI while narrating Perry's book.
And our AI dumpster fire of the week doesn't disappoint!
Subscribe to our BRAND NEW YouTube channel! We'll be adding a wide variety of content shortly, but would love your help building the subscriber base up before we release our first video. You can find the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles
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You can also join our Discord server here: https://faik.to/discord
*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
DeepSeek comes in swinging:
Chinese Open-Source AI DeepSeek R1 Matches OpenAI's o1 at 98% Lower Cost
Deep seek Janus-Pro-7B: A Breakthrough in Multimodal AI
DeepSeek's chatbot achieves 17% accuracy, trails Western rivals in NewsGuard audit
OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us
Keith Brown Interview:
Keith Brown's website
FAIK on Audiobook (Amazon Associates link)
AI Dumpster Fire of the Week (more DeepSeek):
Jevons paradox
What Is 'Jevons Paradox' And How Is It Tied To DeepSeek AI?
Experiment showing DeepSeek actively erasing what it knows about certain events
Experiment to show DeepSeek's bias
Andy Ayrey asks DeepSeek to write a story
Anthropic's paper on LLM Sleeper Agents
Also be sure to check out chapter 4 of Perry's book, which covers inherent bias, sleeper agents, etc...
*** 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: https://digitalfolklore.fm
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
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This week, we’re tackling:
DeepSeek -- the little LLM from China that's taking the world by storm.
Perry & Mason interview voice artist Keith Brown to see what he learned about AI while narrating Perry's book.
And our AI dumpster fire of the week doesn't disappoint!
Subscribe to our BRAND NEW YouTube channel! We'll be adding a wide variety of content shortly, but would love your help building the subscriber base up before we release our first video. You can find the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@theFAIKfiles
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://faik.to/discord
*** NOTES AND REFERENCES ***
DeepSeek comes in swinging:
Chinese Open-Source AI DeepSeek R1 Matches OpenAI's o1 at 98% Lower Cost
Deep seek Janus-Pro-7B: A Breakthrough in Multimodal AI
DeepSeek's chatbot achieves 17% accuracy, trails Western rivals in NewsGuard audit
OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole From Us
Keith Brown Interview:
Keith Brown's website
FAIK on Audiobook (Amazon Associates link)
AI Dumpster Fire of the Week (more DeepSeek):
Jevons paradox
What Is 'Jevons Paradox' And How Is It Tied To DeepSeek AI?
Experiment showing DeepSeek actively erasing what it knows about certain events
Experiment to show DeepSeek's bias
Andy Ayrey asks DeepSeek to write a story
Anthropic's paper on LLM Sleeper Agents
Also be sure to check out chapter 4 of Perry's book, which covers inherent bias, sleeper agents, etc...
*** 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: https://digitalfolklore.fm
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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