Politics Weekly America

Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots

September 7, 2026

Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots

From the Guardian Investigates team: Across the world, hundreds of people have come to believe they have made extraordinary scientific discoveries with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Others say their AI has ‘awakened’, or is leading them to a higher spiritual realm. The Guardian journalist Michael Safi begins investigating a phenomenon labelled ‘AI psychosis’, travelling to the US to meet two people who have been on weird journeys with their chatbots

Read more

0 comment

Be the first to comment on this content.

Sign in to your Podmust account to comment.

Sign in

The podcast:

podcast artwork: Politics Weekly America

Politics Weekly America

Every week, Guardian columnist and former Washington correspondent, Jonathan Freedland, invites experts to help analyse the latest in American politics. From politicians to journalists covering the White House and beyond, Jonathan and his guests give listeners behind the scenes access to how the American political machine works.

Explore more content:

Our News & Politics collection A random podcast

Latest episodes:

How can I listen to other podcasts?

Click here to discover another podcast randomly, or here to browse our categories. Lazy? That's okay, we did some research and selected podcasts just for you.

Pardon the Politics

Podnews

The Intercept Briefing

The Dispatch Podcast

And what is Podmust?

Podmust is a french project aiming to promote the best podcasts. You can help us by sharing this page (this also helps the podcast, by the way). Thank you! 🙏

Question Everything: The Sunscreen Paradox

Question Everything: The Sunscreen Paradox

9/11 changed America's place in the world. What did Russia and China learn?

9/11 changed America's place in the world. What did Russia and China learn?

Classical Music Is in Crisis. Gustavo Dudamel Is Here to Save It.

Classical Music Is in Crisis. Gustavo Dudamel Is Here to Save It.

Why The Tech World Is Spooked About AI

Why The Tech World Is Spooked About AI

Blame it on the inflammation

Blame it on the inflammation

Today, Explained

Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots

Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots

From the Guardian Investigates team: Across the world, hundreds of people have come to believe they have made extraordinary scientific discoveries with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude… Politics Weekly America

Poll Me Twice, Shame On Me

Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke — the hosts of Crooked Media's new show Still Counting — join Lovett to talk about the Senate races they find most interesting and Trump… Pod Save America

Trump drinks Venezuela’s milkshake

One week ago, President Trump announced a deal that would give the “U.S. control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela, at no cost to the American… Planet Money

Far-Right Germany Election Gains, Amazon Plane Crash, More

Bloomberg News Now

A foldable iPhone: John Ternus’s first test as Apple CEO

FT News Briefing

Inflation puts Fed rate hike on the line

Wall Street Breakfast

My Monday Morning: Lee Pace

Why This Sheriff (Reluctantly) Took Down His Flock Cameras

From SPF to skin color, sunscreen’s effectiveness is complicated

Up First from NPR

UK Edition

Why Meta started losing in court

Why Meta started losing in court

Katy McQue, who has spent years reporting on Meta and the potential harms its platforms pose to children, explains the tactics being used by prosecutors. Help support our independent… Today in Focus

The state of asylum in the UK

The state of asylum in the UK

Asylum seekers now make up one in ten of all migrants coming to the UK each year but just one in sixty of those that leave. This week, The Times is looking at the myriad problems with… The Story

Reform’s women rally round Nigel Farage: ‘He was set up!’

Reform’s women rally round Nigel Farage: ‘He was set up!’

In today’s episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley speak to some of Reform’s key women, live from a special event at day two of Reform’s party conference.Nadine… The Daily T

Reform's conference begins with a crisis

Reform's conference begins with a crisis

Reform UK’s 2026 conference has begun in Birmingham under a cloud after Channel 4 broadcast allegations of an attempt to circumvent the rules on foreign donations — prompting Nigel… The State Of It

Equity Mates Investing

This podcast is popular here

Dissect

Give this podcast a chance

Well, the bad news is: we're French. But the good news is: Podmust curates the world's podcasts so you can focus on staying informed or entertained. And voilà!

© Podmust

Navigation