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Sep 2025
25m 45s

A Troubled Man and His Chatbot

The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
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Get more information about our first-ever live show here! Tickets are on sale now.! Tickets are on sale now. Stein-Erik Soelberg became increasingly paranoid this spring and he shared suspicions with ChatGPT about a surveillance campaign being carried out against him. At almost every turn, his chatbot agreed with him. WSJ’s Julie Jargon details how ChatGPT ... Show More
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