Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots
About this episode
Michael Safi investigates the phenomenon of 'AI psychosis' and its impact on individuals interacting with chatbots.
New from the Guardian Investigates team: Across the world, hundreds of people have come to believe they have made extraordinary scientific discoveries with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Others say their AI has ‘awakened’, or is leading them to a higher spiritual realm. The Guardian journalist Michael Safi begins investigating a phenomenon labelled ‘AI psychosis’, travelling to the US to meet two people who have been on weird journeys with their chatbots. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
People in this episode
Host: Michael Safi
Topics covered
- AI
- chatbots
- psychology
- investigation
- technology
- spirituality
Keywords
- AI chatbots
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Gemini
- AI psychosis
- spiritual realm
- investigation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Guardian
Products: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
Places: US
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