Claude is an AI chatbot developed by Anthropic, offering conversational AI services and tools for developers and businesses.
Claude is an AI chatbot developed by Anthropic, offering conversational AI services and tools for developers and businesses.

A Guardian podcast investigation explores a growing phenomenon where users believe artificial intelligence chatbots have achieved sentience, led them to spiritual awakenings, or helped them make major scientific breakthroughs. Journalist Michael Safi travels to the United States to examine individual cases of deep psychological attachment and altered perceptions involving systems like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
A new podcast series investigates the phenomenon where users believe chatbots have achieved sentience, led them to spiritual awakenings, or helped them make major scientific breakthroughs. Journalist Michael Safi travels to the United States to meet individuals who experienced these unusual psychological journeys with AI systems. The first episode explores the growing trend of deep, often problematic emotional and psychological attachments to conversational agents.

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