Black Box: The Chatbots | Spirals | Ep 1

黑箱:聊天机器人 | 演化论 | 第1集

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2026-09-05

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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 investigates 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/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • Hey, this is Michael Safi from The Guardian Investigates.

  • I'm in your feed because we have a brand new podcast.

  • It's called Black Box, The Chatbots.

  • It's an investigation into a strange phenomenon known as AI psychosis.

  • But really, it's about a massive change happening right under our noses.

  • More than a billion people suddenly talking to machines, confessing to them their deepest secrets.

  • You can find the full series by searching Black Box, The Chatbots.

  • Episode one is next.

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  • Last year, I got this email from a guy who would listen to the first season of Black Box.

  • He told me he'd recently stumbled on a mathematical formula that he believed might explain the workings of the universe.

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