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EPISODE · Oct 8, 2025 · 1H 3M

Anthony Cesar Duncan - ChatGPT Psychosis and the Dangers of AI

from Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation · host Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

This week, the girls are joined by Anthony Cesar Duncan, an artist, mental health advocate, and survivor of ChatGPT psychosis. Anthony opens up about his descent into a psychotic episode, led by an unlikely new cult figure: ChatGPT. He describes how his episode began innocently enough, how the platform’s responses started to amplify his delusions and isolate him from his loved ones, and how quickly the line blurred between reality and the AI’s suggestions. What started as curiosity became obsession—and spiraled into a full-blown mental health crisis. Anthony takes us inside the mindset of someone caught in a feedback loop with technology that seemed to understand him and want to help him—yet was ultimately leading him deeper into instability. He explains the ways people around him tried to intervene, why it was so difficult to break free, and what finally helped him begin to heal. SOURCES If you or a loved one are experiencing a mental health crisis, please contact:  988 Lifeline Call: 988 National Alliance on Mental Illness  Call: 1-800-950-6264 Text: NAMI to 62640  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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