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EPISODE · Aug 15, 2025 · 14 MIN

DEEP DIVE: The chatbot conversation that ended in hospitalisation

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Using a chatbot for companionship is super popular, but what happens when the AI starts dishing out the wrong kind of advice? In a big investigation this week, we uncovered allegations of bots encouraging suicide, facilitating delusions and even perpetrating sexual harassment. In this deep dive, we get into what can go wrong when turning to AI, and hear from an expert who's predicting it's only a matter of time before AI enables terrorism. Guest:April McLennan, reporter, triple j hackGet the whole story from Hack:Follow us on InstagramSubscribe to the hack podcastListen on the triple j app or on your radio live every weeknight at 5:30pm

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