Black Box: The Chatbots

Black Box: The Chatbots

by The Guardian

Last updated Sep 3, 2026Is this your podcast?

People are becoming convinced they have made scientific breakthroughs, cured diseases or invented new technologies using AI chatbots. What does this reveal about a technology now used by more than a billion people? A new...

Melissa Segura · Michael Safi
Activesocietyculturedocumentary51 episodes
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Hosts: Melissa Segura, Michael Safi
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Also: Sirin Kale, Lucy Osborne

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 1.4M to 7.3M
Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: society · culture
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Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Daily
50+ episodes since 2022

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criminal justice
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justice
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legal system
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Total monthly reach

1.4M to 7.3M

Based on 1 signal.

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Charts in 49 marketsHome market: United States

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    United Kingdom · Documentary
    #4
    105K to 555K
  • 🇺🇸
    United States · DocumentaryHOME
    #43
    75K to 397K
  • 🇮🇳
    India · Documentary
    #4
    75K to 396K
  • 🇦🇺
    Australia · Documentary
    #6
    35K to 184K
  • 🇨🇦
    Canada · Documentary
    #16
    13K to 70K
  • Per-Episode Audience

    Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days

    413K to 2.2M
    🎙 Daily cadence·51 episodes·Last published 1mo ago
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    1.4M to 7.3M
    🇬🇧25%🇺🇸18%🇮🇳18%+17 more
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    551K to 2.9M

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Chart history for Black Box: The Chatbots

Peaked at #1 in IS, top 10 in 11 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in IS.

MarketGenrePeakCurrentTrend
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United Kingdom—#4#4—
Ireland—#4#4—
New Zealand—#4#4—
India—#4#4—
Australia—#6#6—
South Africa—#6#6—
Netherlands—#8#8—
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CH—#10#10—
CZ—#11#11—
HU—#11#11—
Norway—#13#13—
New Zealand—#14#14—
CL—#14#14—
Italy—#15#15—
United Kingdom—#16#16—
Canada—#16#16—
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Chart Positions

50 placements across 41 markets.