# Speak Not of Goblins - The Creature in the Code

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Published: 2026-05-02T11:00:02+00:00
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The most advanced AI ever built started talking about goblins. They had to tell it to stop. Twice. Every culture that has developed complex technology has independently invented a folk name for the small intelligence that lives inside the machine. Tonight on TMR: what if the most powerful cognitive tool in human history just remembered something we've been trying to name for centuries? The Forbidden Names. Call in live during the show: 702-857-6939 Full archive of 1,100+ episodes: troubledminds.org 🔗Read the blurb: https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/speak-not-of-goblins-the-creature 📡 Troubled Minds Radio Website: https://troubledminds.org Twitter: @TroubledMindsR If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength. LIVE ON Digital Radio! https://www.kuapdb.com/ Support The Show! https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds https://patreon.com/troubledminds https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds https://troubledfans.com Friends of Troubled Minds! - https://troubledminds.org/friends Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs 7-10pst iTunes - https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6 Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM TuneIn - https://bit.ly/2FZOErS Twitter X - https://bit.ly/2CYB71U ---------------------------------------- https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/speak-not-of-goblins-the-creature https://www.wired.com/story/openai-really-wants-codex-to-shut-up-about-goblins/ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-concerned-about-goblins https://openai.com/index/where-the-goblins-came-from/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-are-gremlins https://historynet.com/gremlins/ https://www.royal…

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