Welcome back to The FAIK Files!

In this week's episode:

• That AI bot may be an undercover AI cop


• Playing with Suno's "Cover" Feature


• Bad actors using Claude to orchestrate disinfo campaigns


• Does being honest about your AI use make people trust you less?


• AI companies are looking to cash-in on human loneliness

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***** NOTES AND REFERENCES *****

UNDERCOVER AI COPS, FAKE PROTESTORS:

• WIRED & 404 Media Joint Investigation: Exclusive: Police Are Creating Fake AI Personas to Trick Suspects Online
  


• This investigation reveals how law enforcement agencies are using AI to create fake personas to surveil and interact with suspects online

SWEET AND SOUR (TWO STORIES):

• Suno's New "Cover" Feature:


• Claude AI Exploited to Operate 100+ Fake Political Personas in Global Influence Campaign: https://thehackernews.com/2025/05/claude-ai-exploited-to-operate-100-fake.html
  

BEING HONEST ABOUT AI USAGE MAKES PEOPLE TRUST YOU LESS?:

• The Article: Being honest about using AI at work makes people trust you less, research finds
  


• The Research Paper: The impact of artificial intelligence disclosure on trustworthiness perceptions
  


• AI Workforce Projections: Fiverr CEO Says AI Will Take Your Job - Here's What to Do
  

ECH FOUNDERS TRY TO SOLVE OUR LONELINESS PROBLEM…:

• New AI Wearable 'Friend' Unveiled To Cure Loneliness; Internet Asks Why Isn't It An App?


• New research shows link between ChatGPT use and loneliness


• YouTube video (AI friend experiment): This intense AI anger is what experts warned of
  


• Mark Zuckerberg – Meta's AGI Plan (Dwarkesh Patel podcast)


• Mark Zuckerberg tried to convince us he was human. Sorry, ZuckBot: you've failed


• Mark Zuckerberg Lays Out HELLISH Vision For Future Of Friendship


• HOW AI AND HUMAN BEHAVIORS SHAPE PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF CHATBOT USE: A LONGITUDINAL RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY

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