{"podcast":{"title":"The Science Show","slug":"the-science-show-887135","podcast_index_feed_id":887135,"rss_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/13868682/podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/scienceshow/","image_url":"https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/a9bfe6ad8b283391297dd347dd60de8f.jpg?src","author":"abcpodcasts@abc.net.au","episode_count":250,"summary":"The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135"},"episode":{"title":"Lab Notes: Can AI chatbots make you delusional?","slug":"lab-notes-can-ai-chatbots-make-you-delusional","published_at":"2026-05-14T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135/lab-notes-can-ai-chatbots-make-you-delusional","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135","url":"https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lab-notes/lab-notes-ai-chatbot-delusional-spiral-psychosis/106643110","audio_url":"https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/kh/Z/4i.mp3","summary":"Stories of AI chatbot users drifting from our shared reality are increasingly common, often described as cases of AI delusions, delusional spirals, or AI psychosis. New research from Stanford University and the Human Line Project investigates the mechanisms behind these delusions, asking whether AI is making people more delusional or whether these chatbots are simply agreeing with delusional thinking. You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au Featuring: James Purtill, technology reporter Further information: The Dynamics of Delusion: Modeling Bidirectional False Belief Amplification in Human-Chatbot Dialogue Characterizing Delusional Spirals through Human-LLM Chat Logs This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.","meta_description":"Stories of AI chatbot users drifting from our shared reality are increasingly common, often described as cases of AI delusions, delusional spirals, or AI…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":646,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-science-show-887135/episodes/lab-notes-can-ai-chatbots-make-you-delusional/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-science-show-887135/lab-notes-can-ai-chatbots-make-you-delusional.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}