My Chatbot Encouraged my Psychosis
Anthony Duncan turned his chatbot into his therapist. That was the start of a journey that ended in the psych ward. How did Anthony’s bot go from helping him write emails to egging on the wildest, and darkest, of his delusions?
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: Julian Abraham (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor and Publisher)
Fact checking by Caleb Thompson
Additional music by Audio Network, Julian Abraham, and Anthony Cesar Duncan
Photo: Courtesy of Anthony Cesar Duncan
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