Cognitive Heist series #2: The Bait Man

Cognitive Heist series #2: The Bait Man

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Welcome to part 2 of the Cognitive Heist miniseries: The Bait Man

šŸ—ļø He doesn’t pick the lock.

🚪 He doesn’t sneak in the back.

šŸŖ He just leaves something shiny on the ground and waits for you to pick it up.

Enter "The Bait Man": the scammer who lets your own curiosity or greed do all the work.

Part 2 of Cognitive Heist explores:

šŸ‘‰ Why bait-based scams (phishing, ā€œfoundā€ USBs, QR traps, honeytexts) work so well

šŸ‘‰ The irresistible psychology of forbidden knowledge and too-good-to-miss offers

šŸ‘‰ A chilling parallel with the Nazi gold train legend—possibly the most expensive ā€œnothingā€ in history

šŸ‘‰ The ancient myth of Pandora’s Box... and what it says about modern clickbait

šŸ‘‰ And as always: tentacles, noir, and cognitive traps.

In other news:

šŸ‘‰ The FAIK Files: Climbing Through the Context Window

Audio version: https://pod.link/1771521321/episode/3ec38fa7cd599b26e3c7fde25651a3f0

YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ntZlQ4Lbkw

šŸ‘‰ Research Paper of the Week: Project Vend-- Can Claude run a small shop? (And why does that matter?)

Anthropic's page discussing the experiment

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P.S. -- Just a quick reminder that I've got a great book out that's all about deepfakes, disinformation, and deception. Be sure to check it out if you haven't already: https://ThisBookIsFAIK.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


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