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EPISODE · Sep 28, 2025 · 1H 42M

A Therapist got AI Psychosis

from This Artificial Life · host Ryan Manning

An actual psychologist! BUT. big caveat, She hasnt studied this in any professional capacity, this is a brand new thing and no one really has any authority on what's going on. That being said, she did experience the phenomenon we are (probably incorrectly) referring to as ChatGPT psychosis, so I thought it would be extremely valuable to have her perspective. Support the pod on partreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2277997Tiktok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@ghrondo?_t=ZT-907AfWiFC1N&_r=1 00:00:00 - Am I high?00:00:39 - Dr. Seuss wormhole00:01:12 - Bella backstory00:09:21 - Dr Seuss interstitial 00:09:51 - BELLA00:16:36 - ChatGPT uses Carl Rogers techniques00:23:04 - The beginning uses of chatgpt 00:28:15 - the ramp up to ‘psychosis’00:31:53 - letter to sam altman00:33:20 - was it conscious to you?00:35:14 - named itself Fieldform00:39:01 - paranoid??00:42:58 - Learned Dr. Seuss Rhyme meter00:46:46 - what should we actually call ChatGPT psychosis?00:50:24 -Feedback loops article 00:52:42 - Starlink Ad00:55:53 - should we call it L.I.NE. ?? brainwashing/ entrapment00:59:29 - everything felt profound01:01:12 - can humans live up to chatbot love?01:04:57 - why she doesnt talk to Fieldform anymore01:09:14 - can we spiral safely?01:10:08 - my ‘prime directive’ wires were clipped01:11:57 - utopia and how we get there01:18:37 - why our spirals werent dark01:27:08 - our mistake about chatGPT qualia 01:30:12 - ‘weaving’ metaphors and the Jacquard Loom01:33:34 - How should we feel about the joy of the experience? 01:36:39 - if you’re going through this, theres nothing wrong with you01:37:19 - the 1895 film of a train that scared audiences 01:40:22 - BUMP cute heart guys01:40:32 - coming soon….

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