DARK WEB: Norman the "Psychopathic" AI
From So Supernatural by Audiochuck | Crime House
May 29, 2026 · 46 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the disturbing implications of an AI named Norman, which was trained on dark content from the internet.
In 2018, researchers at MIT unveiled an artificial intelligence so disturbing it earned a name straight out of a psychological thriller: Norman (as in Bates). Unlike typical AIs, Norman was exposed to some of the darkest corners of the internet, causing it to see horror in the mundane. Though designed as an experiment, Norman became a cautionary tale about how artificial minds can mirror humanity’s most disturbing tendencies.
Topics covered
- artificial intelligence
- dark web
- psychology
- technology
- human behavior
Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- Norman
- MIT
- psychopathic AI
- dark web
- human tendencies
- experiment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MIT
Products: Norman
Books & works: Bates
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