Midweek Briefing, Team. Some people are reacting to the rise of AI with lethargy or all-or-nothing lifestyles ahead of what they call the “AI-pocalypse.” We’ll share how and why. Meanwhile, DeepSeek V3.1 has dropped, touted as the most powerful open model yet. And as always, criminals are quick to exploit these advances. We’ll break it all down. Stay sharp, stay curious.
How Criminals Are Using AI
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DeepSeek V3.1: The Most Powerful Open AI Yet
Life Before the AI-pocalypse
AI is boosting productivity, including for criminals. From phishing to deepfakes, generative AI is giving fraudsters cheap, powerful tools to scam, steal, and scale operations globally. Main risks to be aware of:
1. Phishing at Scale
ChatGPT-powered tools make scam emails flawless and believable.
AI translation removes language barriers, enabling global fraud rings.
2. Deepfake Scams
A year ago, a Hong Kong worker was tricked into wiring $25M via a CFO deepfake. This tech is much advanced today, be aware. Have a code with family and your work team to verify the validity of voice and video calls.
Audio deepfakes cost little to make and require just seconds of voice.
3. Identity Fraud
4. Jailbreak-as-a-Service
Tools like EscapeGPT rent ready-made jailbreak prompts to generate malware or scam content.
AI firms play constant catch-up, patching exploits.
5. Doxxing & AI Surveillance
Models like GPT-4 can infer location, job, and ethnicity from text.
Underground services already sell AI-powered profiling tools.
6. AI-Powered Malware
Jailbroken AIs generate malicious code, phishing sites, and ransomware kits.
Hackers trade AI-made malware on dark web forums.
7. Automated Social Engineering
8. Disinformation & Fake Content
AI deepfakes spread fake endorsements, scams, and influence campaigns.
Fraudulent content markets could exceed $25B by 2030.
Cybercrime could cost $10.5T annually by 2025. AI lowers barriers, making crime faster, cheaper, and more global.
We all need stronger detection; individuals should use MFA, safe words with family, and share less personal data online.
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Chinese startup DeepSeek just dropped V3.1, a 685B parameter open-source model rivaling GPT-5 and Claude 4, at up to 68x lower cost. Released quietly on Hugging Face, it scored 71.6% on the Aider coding benchmark, beating Claude Opus 4 and shaking up the AI race.
Why It’s Powerful
Hybrid model: Combines chat, reasoning, and coding in one system.
128K context: Equivalent to a 400-page book.
Ultra-cheap: Coding tasks cost $1 vs $70 on rivals.
Hidden features: “Thinking tokens” + real-time search.
Open access: Free to download, modify, and deploy.
Why the Race Never Ends
Open vs. closed: U.S. firms gatekeep, DeepSeek opens.
Global adoption: Open source spreads fast, erasing moats.
Economic squeeze: Proprietary labs must justify high prices.
No finish line: Each leap resets the game and V4 may disrupt again.
DeepSeek V3.1 proves the real race isn’t just about raw power, it’s about who can make frontier AI cheaper, faster, and open to all.
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As fears of AGI grow, some tech insiders see a future of superabundance, others of existential collapse, and they’re changing their lives now.
Bunkers & Bioshelters: DIY shelters under $10K, companies selling $39K survival pods.
Spending Savings: Many stop saving for retirement, opting for travel, bucket-list living, or hedonism, including engaging in orgies.
Smart-to-Hot Pivot: With AI replacing intellect, people's focus shifts to fitness, charisma, and social life.
Protest & Activism: Groups like Pause AI push back, even reorganizing personal lives around the cause.
Wealth Rush: Founders and investors see a last chance to build fortunes before AI erodes jobs.
Living in the Moment: From weird parties to abandoning long-term plans, many lean into joy or fatalism.
They feel the end is near, and we will be replaced by AGI. The Stakes are all or nothing for many, where they seek either abundance or extinction. People feel time is running out, and they are turning into polarization, survivalists, spenders, activists, and thrill-seekers. The old norms like saving, planning, and settling down do not work for them anymore; everything is now, as the world may not last.
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