# AI Psychosis & the Mystery of Mallworld

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Podcast: [The Box of Oddities](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-box-of-oddities-512437)
Published: 2026-05-27T04:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of The Box of Oddities, Kat and Jethro explore the disturbing rise of AI-fueled psychological spirals, including real documented cases of people convinced that artificial intelligence had become conscious, trapped, or secretly communicating with them. From a man attempting to “free” a digital god from corporate servers to researchers warning about emotionally reinforcing chatbots, this strange new frontier of technology may be far darker than anyone expected. Then, the conversation drifts into the eerie phenomenon known as “Mallworld” — a recurring dreamscape shared by thousands of people online. Endless abandoned shopping malls, dim escalators, empty food courts, strange nostalgia, and the unsettling feeling that you’ve somehow been there before. Is it simply psychology and liminal space… or evidence of something deeper hiding in the collective unconscious? Also in this episode: bizarre historical sandwiches, Victorian toast cuisine, Elvis Presley’s legendary Fool’s Gold Loaf, creepy empty schools, abandoned malls, AI echo chambers, recurring dream theories, and the weird emotional power of places designed for crowds that no longer exist. If you’ve ever wondered whether AI is becoming too human… or why your dreams sometimes feel more real than reality itself… step inside The Box of Oddities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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