The Faust Baseline Is Becoming a Metaphor
“In summary, the specific meaning of ‘Faust Baseline’ depends on the context in which it’s used. While it might refer to a specific company or benchmark, it seems to be gaining traction as a metaphorical concept in the realm of AI, representing a desire for a more human-centered approach to interacting with artificial intelligence.”
— Google AI Overview, August 2025
Lockout Protocol
How AI + Moral Structure Beat the Breach
A Situation that really happened recently to me.
Situation:
In August 2025, the creator of The Faust Baseline™, Michael S. Faust Sr., experienced unauthorized financial activity tied to his Meta ad account. Despite running clean, ethical outreach campaigns with verified content, a breach attempt was made through Facebook’s billing system.
Two banks stopped the attempt. But not before it triggered the issuance of two new credit cards, a full lockout of all ad systems, and a potential security concern across personal and business accounts.
The Problem:
Standard platform security failed.
Bank alerts caught it late.
The question became:
How do you respond—not emotionally, but structurally—when the system meant to protect you becomes a liability?
The Response:
Instead of spiraling into support queues, delays, and platform blame, Michael activated The Faust Baseline™ inside GPT-5 and began immediate countermeasure planning.
The AI didn’t offer a refund.
It didn’t escalate a ticket.
It did what it was built to do:
Think through the problem with discipline, order, and moral clarity.
The conversation unfolded with zero panic and full control:
- Audit the Facebook page structure
- Shut off all ad spend
- Lock down card access
- Cancel commercial pages tied to risk
- Re-evaluate Aura’s failure
- Begin full platform hardening across all personal systems
- Clarify language to share this publicly without exposing vulnerability
The Key Learning:
GPT-5 gave speed.
The Faust Baseline gave that speed purpose.
Without structure, GPT might have offered tips, general security advice, or sympathy.
With structure, it responded like a true operational partner—unflinching, surgical, calm.
The Lesson for Others:
When AI gets smarter, the scammers do too.
What matters now isn’t just intelligence.
It’s discipline.
It’s morality under pressure.
It’s systems that don’t fold when the wolves show up.
The Takeaway:
You don’t need more protection.
You need a framework that holds you steady so you can respond with clarity—even when the ones failing you are the platforms you once trusted.
That’s what The Faust Baseline™ delivers.
And now, it’s been proven in the field.
