The dials of belief | Spiral Ep 1

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<p>Jim asks an AI chatbot a simple question about how to earn some extra cash. He ends up in a psychiatric ward. Patricia Clarke investigates how design choices made by AI labs can lead to human delusions.</p><br><p>Reported by Patricia Clarke</p><p>Produced by Katie Gunning</p><p>Sound design by Hannah Varrall</p><p>Development production by Jess Swinburne and Owen Thomas</p><p>Artwork by Jon Hill and Michelle Thompson</p><p>Narrative editor is Gary Marshall</p><p>Executive producers are Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings</p><br><p>Spiral is a 4 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer.</p><p>To binge listen to all episodes today, ad-free,<u><a href="https://observer.co.uk/subscribe/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> subscribe to The Observer</a></u>.</p><p>Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen to all our podcasts, including this one, without any ads.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>