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Faik : a practical guide to living in a world of deepfakes, disinformation, and AI-generated deceptions / Perry Carpenter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carpenter, Perry, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disinformation.
- Deepfakes.
- Phishing.
- Artificial intelligence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2025]
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction: Riddle Me This, ChatGPT
- A Tale of Two Intelligences
- Deception: What's Old Is New Again
- The AI Inflection Point
- How to Read This Book
- My Approach to AI, Life, and This Book
- A Bit About Me
- A Quick Look at What's Ahead
- A New Hope
- Chapter 1 The Eternal Battle for the Mind: Why You Should Care
- Whispers from the Static
- Pleased to Meet You, Hope You Guessed My Name
- The Historical Context of Deception and Scams
- Ancient Origins: From the Trojan Horse to Snake Oil Salesmen
- The Evolution of Scams: Adapting to Changing Technologies
- The Digital Age: A New Era of Deception
- The Rise of the Internet: Expanding the Reach of Scammers
- The Advent of Social Media: The Perfect Platform for Disinformation
- The AI Inflection Point: Automating and Enhancing Deception
- The Far-Reaching Implications of Synthetic Media
- Why Synthetic Media Slips Right Past Our Defenses
- Cognitive Security 101: Protecting Our Minds in the Digital Age
- Takeaways
- Chapter 2 The New Frontiers of Deception: AI and Synthetic Media
- Inflection Points
- Brief History of AI Advances
- The Deception of Fake AI
- Tokens, Context Windows, and Attention: The Building Blocks of Language Models
- Let's Chat about ChatGPT
- Is AI Alive and Does It Really Understand?
- The Erosion of Trust, the Liar's Dividend, and the Need for Action
- Chapter 3 The Mindset and Tools of a Digital Manipulator: Whispers from the Static
- How Hackers Approach Technology and Problem Solving
- A Hacker's Mind: Two Examples
- Deceptionology 101: Introduction to the Dark Arts
- Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Cognitive Biases: Our Mental Shortcuts
- We've Been Framed
- Example: Framing in a Medical Context
- Example: Framing in Magic
- Framing Is Everything
- Exploiting Emotion: The Deceptionologist's Deadliest Weapon
- Peering Down the Rabbit Hole
- Now Entering: The Exploitation Zone
- LLMs Are Increasingly Able to Pass as Human
- Can AI "Think" Like a Hacker?
- Chapter 4 Bias, Data Poisoning, & Output Oddities
- Hallucinations: AI's Double-Edged Sword of Creativity
- The Big Bias Problem
- Embarrassing F{ai}lures to Control Bias
- High-Profile Missteps from Two Tech Giants
- Oops...They Did It Again
- AI's Ghost in the Wires and the Future of the Internet
- The Consequences and Way Forward
- Chapter 5 The Digital Disinformation Pandemic
- Lies, Darn Lies, and the Internet
- The Landscape of AI-Driven Disinformation
- How AI Can Create and Spread Disinformation
- Types and Tactics of AI-Generated Disinformation
- Deepfakes and Synthetic Media
- Automated Text Generation
- Social Media Manipulation
- Misinformation in Visual Formats
- Influence on Public Discourse
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Potential for Information Warfare and Psychological Operations
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 15, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Carpenter, Perry Faik
- ISBN:
- 1394299907
- 9781394299904
- 9781394299898
- 1394299893
- Publisher Number:
- 40032485928
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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