Introducing... Spiral

About this episode

<p>When The Observer’s Technology Editor, Patricia Clarke began investigating a new phenomenon initially dubbed ‘AI psychosis’, she found lives upended by long, intimate conversations with chatbots. But as she followed the evidence from a psychiatric ward in Bristol to the safety teams in Silicon Valley, a far darker story emerged.</p><p>Guided by AI industry whistleblowers, grieving families and hundreds of pages of chatbot transcripts, <em>Spiral </em>exposes how big tech is running an unprecedented experiment on the human mind.</p><br><p>Spiral is a six-part series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer, produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network.</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>The executive producers are Jasper Corbett and Basia Cummings</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>