Ep. 227: the atlas vampire and ai psychosis

Our AI dystopia races forward! This week we're going through some of the unhinged AI news stories from the past few weeks, from AI-induced psychosis, to college cheaters, to an AI victim statement in an actual courtroom. What even is reality anymore? Highlights: [0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the bizarre mystery of the Atlas Vampire[21:36] Mark tells a horrifyingly embarrassing story [34:15] Some of our listeners have tangential connections to murderers; a big thank you to Ryan for filling in last week; book club and Ko-Fi updates[42:26] CoRri hates Eli Roth and rich people who crowdfund [58:18] What we watched: The Ugly Stepsister, Evil Dead Rise, Miller's Crossing, Fear Street: Prom Queen, The Menu, Until Dawn, Warfare, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare[01:30:50] AI is officially out of hand in some very scary and disturbing ways Stuff we referenced: People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College Chatgpt induced psychosis ChatGPT Is Giving People Extreme Spiritual Delusions The Ventriloquist Court: AI "Victim Statements" and the Death of Reality I Don't Fear AI, I Fear Tech Oligarchs Distaste for Humanity Thinking is being outsourced to AI Will Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Generate Delusions in Individuals Prone to Psychosis? A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse Meta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections