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The Guardian podcast explores 'AI psychosis' phenomenon

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A podcast episode from The Guardian's Science Weekly, recorded at the London podcast festival, explored the phenomenon of "AI psychosis." Hosts Ian Sample and Madeleine Finlay discussed how individuals are becoming convinced they have made significant scientific breakthroughs or invented new technologies through the use of AI chatbots. The episode featured Michael Safi, host of The Guardian's AI podcast "Black Box: The Chatbots," which delves into similar user experiences. AI

IMPACT Explores the psychological impact of AI chatbots on users and the potential for delusion or misinterpretation of AI capabilities.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of a podcast episode discussing a phenomenon related to AI, rather than a direct announcement or development from an AI lab.

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The Guardian podcast explores 'AI psychosis' phenomenon

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🤖 Live episode: how AI is reshaping our minds – podcast In this episode of Science Weekly, recorded in front of an audience at the London podcast festival on 3

    🤖 Live episode: how AI is reshaping our minds – podcast In this episode of Science Weekly, recorded in front of an audience at the London podcast festival on 3 September, Ian Sample hears from Michael Safi, the host of the Guardian’s chart-topping podca... 📰 Source: AI (artificia…

    LINKS web.archive.org/…/live-episode-how-ai-is-… web.archive.org
  2. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Presented by Ian Sample, with Madeleine Finlay and Michael Safi; produced by Madeleine Finlay; executive producer Ellie Bury ·

    Live episode: how AI is reshaping our minds – podcast

    <p>In this episode of Science Weekly, recorded in front of an audience at the London podcast festival on 3 September, Ian Sample hears from Michael Safi, the host of the Guardian’s chart-topping podcast about artificial intelligence, Black Box. In series two, Black Box: the chatb…

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