Suspicious Minds Docuseries: AI Delusions with Dr. Joel Gold & Wondermind

Suspicious Minds Docuseries: AI Delusions with Dr. Joel Gold & Wondermind

From She's All Over the Place by Chonacas

July 10, 2026 · 18 min · Season 7 · Episode 30

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This episode explores the intersection of AI technology and mental health with insights from Dr. Joel Gold and the team behind the docuseries Suspicious Minds.

Are chatbots, algorithms, and artificial intelligence rewriting the architecture of human madness? In this special crossover episode, we sit down with the team behind Suspicious Minds , an urgent new docuseries co-produced by Agoric Media and Selena Gomez's mental fitness ecosystem, Wondermind . We are joined by Sean King O'Grady, who chats about world-renowned psychiatrist Dr. Joel Gold and philosopher Ian Gold, PhD, the groundbreaking duo who first identified the "Truman Show Delusion." Together, we explore the thin line between mental wellness and digital paranoia, tracking how tomorrow's hyperreal, AI-dominated landscape is triggering complex, life-altering delusions. If you have ever felt overwhelmed by the omnipresent digital world, this eye-opening conversation will change how you view your phone, your mind, and our collective future. In This Episode, We Discuss: The New Frontier of Paranoia: How AI technologies, chatbots, and surveillance fears are shaping modern psychological delusions. The Truman Show Delusion: How the Golds first identified the phenomenon of believing your life is a reality TV show, and how Y2K fears evolved into AI panic. Culture vs. Madness: The…

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