Ep. 227: the atlas vampire and ai psychosis

Our AI dystopia races forward! This week we're going through some of the unhinged AI news stories from the past few weeks, from AI-induced psychosis, to college cheaters, to an AI victim statement in an actual courtroom. What even is reality anymore?

Highlights:

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the bizarre mystery of the Atlas Vampire
[21:36] Mark tells a horrifyingly embarrassing story
[34:15] Some of our listeners have tangential connections to murderers; a big thank you to Ryan for filling in last week; book club and Ko-Fi updates
[42:26] CoRri hates Eli Roth and rich people who crowdfund
[58:18] What we watched: The Ugly Stepsister, Evil Dead Rise, Miller's Crossing, Fear Street: Prom Queen, The Menu, Until Dawn, Warfare, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
[01:30:50] AI is officially out of hand in some very scary and disturbing ways

Stuff we referenced:

• People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies



• Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College



• Chatgpt induced psychosis



• ChatGPT Is Giving People Extreme Spiritual Delusions



• The Ventriloquist Court: AI "Victim Statements" and the Death of Reality



• I Don't Fear AI, I Fear Tech Oligarchs Distaste for Humanity



• Thinking is being outsourced to AI



• Will Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Generate Delusions in Individuals Prone to Psychosis?



• A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse



• Meta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections