Spooky AI: When Artificial Intelligence Gets a Little Too Real

Artificial intelligence is getting… weird. From eerily human AI voices to chatbots that claim to see ghosts and generate haunted images, “Spooky AI” is taking over social media this Halloween season. But what makes these digital oddities so unsettling and why do we keep coming back for more? In this episode, we unpack the psychology, ethics, and fascination behind AI’s uncanny behavior from deepfake horror stories to algorithms that “learn fear.” Thanks for listening to Trending Unpacked, where curiosity meets the conversation.