EPISODE · May 5, 2026 · 56 MIN
Part One: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders
from Behind the Bastards · host Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
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 privacy information.
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