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Part Two: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders

Robert concludes his explanation of how AI chatbots replicate cult dynamics in the brains of some vulnerable users. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

. 1h 18min

Part One: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders

Over the last year or so a series of news articles have sounded warnings about AI psychosis, and now an AI-generated cult, the Spiralists. Robert sits down with Blake Wexler to answer an important question: can a chatbot become a cult leader?See omnystudio.com/listener for privac ... Show more

. 56min 16sec

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