The main lesson here is not to use chatbots for medical advice. But the deeper question is how ChatGPT came up with the dangerous advice it gave this woman. If you understand how LLM‘s work— as next word prediction engines—the answer is obvious. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/w...

ChatGPT’s Advice to Cut Her Seizure Drug Led to Devastating Consequences

The chatbot helped a woman taper off a lifesaving drug and hide the plan from her doctors.

nytimes.com

My book is currently available at Amazon for the ridiculously low price of $4.06. That's cheaper than it would be if I mailed you a free copy. If you've ever wanted to learn why people believe things that aren't true, now's the time to read FALSE! Please check it out and write a review.

Joe Pierre, MD@psychunseen.bsky.social · last yr.

Ever wonder "how can someone believe THAT?" My book "FALSE: How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things That Aren't True" (Oxford University Press, 2025) explains why. Please give it a read, spread the word, and write a review! 🙏 drjoepierre.com/index.php/fa...

The answer is C @markjacob.bsky.social www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...

Why Do People Choose Authoritarianism Over Democracy?

The appeal of authoritarianism isn't about wanting to be controlled; it's about removing the protections of democracy to control others.

psychologytoday.com

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · last wk.

A third of Americans approve of Trump’s performance, according to this poll. Which means they’re either A) brain-damaged; B) lack self-respect and enjoy being victims, or C) think high prices are worth it as long as members of minority groups are treated like scum. Let me know if you have a D).

The question isn't who's going to win the midterms or the 2028 Presidential election. It's whether we're going to have free and fair elections or even elections at all. www.reuters.com/investigates...

Nine ways the Trump administration could interfere with the midterms

Election officials and experts outline nine potential midterm flashpoints.

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Fixed the headline: Will AI *steal* your science? Some researchers see a gloomy future www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Pretty sure I was already the enemy, but I guess this seals it.

RFK Jr. says AI is more trustworthy than MDs, but when I asked ChatGPT, it disagreed: "If his claim is “AI is more reliable than doctors when giving people medical advice,” the evidence does not establish that. In fact, some of the best real-world evidence points in the opposite direction."

In the 80s, there was an ad that asked, "Is it live or is it Memorex?" Now we have to ask ourselves, "It is real or is it AI?" Increasingly, the answer is the latter. See, for example, this story about a gaboon viper being on the loose in the OC. Turns out it was AI. ktla.com/news/califor...

Photo of venomous African viper loose in SoCal neighborhood was AI-generated, police say

The Santa Ana Police Department confirmed Tuesday that a photo showing a highly venomous snake loose in a residential area of Orange County was AI-generated. Police and reptile experts responded to…

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RFK Jr. says AI is more trustworthy than MDs, but when I asked ChatGPT, it disagreed: "If his claim is “AI is more reliable than doctors when giving people medical advice,” the evidence does not establish that. In fact, some of the best real-world evidence points in the opposite direction."

This is really worth a read to better understand how AI chatbots (LLMs) work so that you can dispense with all the ridiculousness about them being sentient, making scientific discoveries, or taking over the world. blog.prompt20.com/posts/how-ai...

How AI Chatbots Actually Work, Without the Math

A plain-English guide to how AI chatbots work: what a token is, how they 'know' things, why they make things

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Conspiracy Believers Are 91% Likely To Hold Incoherent Beliefs Can one believe Princess Di was murdered by and faked her own death? Both can’t be true. A new study N~9,000 finds that holding 2 incompatible ideas at once isn’t a quirk, it’s practically the rule. studyfinds.com/conspiracy-b...

Conspiracy Believers Are 91% Likely To Hold Incoherent Beliefs, Study Finds

A new study finds people at the extreme end of conspiracy thinking have a 91% predicted chance of holding incompatible beliefs.

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Here we go again… Use AI in your work and risk AI companies stealing it and claiming credit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/s...

Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?

An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.

nytimes.com

“We live in a click-based information economy. Misinformation is a really good way to get people’s attention. Instead of the free market of opinion, we’ve got a flea market. There may be some hidden gems, but mostly there’s a lot of junk.” magazine.ucsf.edu/how-digital-...

How Digital Life Erodes Cognitive Health — and What You Can Do to Get It Back

“The cognition crisis is not just a clinical problem. It’s a problem for our species.” UCSF scientists on what screens are doing to our minds — and how to get your focus back.

magazine.ucsf.edu

New article: Future Directions in the Evaluation of Forensic Cases Involving Artificial Intelligence “Chatbots” Joseph R. Simpson and Joseph M. Pierre Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2026, 54 (3) 275-281 jaapl.org/content/54/3...

Blogpost #187: AI Chatbots Aren't Intelligent, Much Less "Superior" They don't think, feel, or know anything either. Let's stop saying they do. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...

AI Chatbots Aren't Intelligent, Much Less "Superior"

AI chatbots don't "think," "feel," or "know" anything. Let's stop pretending that they do.

psychologytoday.com

The President is correct that the term "Artificial Intelligence" is inaccurate. But AI chatbots aren't supreme, extreme, or superior intelligences either. In fact, they're not intelligent at all. Trump's post is exactly the kind of deification that can tip people into psychosis.

More media stupidity covering “AI actress Tilly Norwood.” This is like devoting valuable airtime to interviewing Papa Smurf. Media outlets, please stop embarrassing yourselves and wasting our time. www.mandatory.com/tv/1854198-a...

AI Actress Tilly Norwood Glitches During Piers Morgan Interview & Suddenly Speaks Chinese

Tilly Norwood’s live interview with Piers Morgan took an unexpected turn when the AI actress suddenly switched from English to Chinese.

mandatory.com

This is ridiculous. The media is playing along with the charade that AI chatbots are entities. And people wonder why anthropomorphizing, deifying, and even falling in love with chatbots—sometimes with dangerous consequences—is so easy. Do better @nbcnews.com www.facebook.com/reel/1450175...

I found out about it in @psychunseen.bsky.social 's book "False." The right lies and the left waste energy refuting lies. Democrats should simply say, "Trans athletes aren't a safety issue. That has never been true. If you are concerned about safety, let's talk about football..." Throw it back.

New paper: Phenomenological, Diagnostic, and Forensic Aspects of Gangstalking & Targeted Individuals @psychunseen.bsky.social, Andrew Lustig, @drsarteschi.bsky.social, & Joseph R. Simpson Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law, Sept 2026, 260090-26 jaapl.org/content/earl...

Yet another reason not to use AI chatbots for academic writing... they can steal your work and claim credit! #plagiarismmachines tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/...

OpenAI Says It Solved Math's Deepest Problem But Mathematicians Say AI Stole Their Work

OpenAI says its AI solved a $1M math problem, but two mathematicians say it used their unpublished work to get the solution.

tech.yahoo.com

New paper: Phenomenological, Diagnostic, and Forensic Aspects of Gangstalking & Targeted Individuals @psychunseen.bsky.social, Andrew Lustig, @drsarteschi.bsky.social, & Joseph R. Simpson Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law, Sept 2026, 260090-26 jaapl.org/content/earl...

Why anyone would imagine that what they tell a chatbot is private is beyond me. Remember folks, whether we're talking about social media or chatbots, that's not the product. The product is you.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2mo ago

Americans ask AI chatbots about almost everything. While those conversations might feel enlightening or intimate, they are not always one thing: private. Here’s what to know about AI chatbots and privacy — and the best ways to protect your information:

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Cellphones, social media, and AI chatbots aren’t the solution to loneliness. They’re the cause of it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Even College Students Have Stopped Hanging Out

The loneliness crisis comes to campus.

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What the heck is "AI Spiralism"? Are people really worshipping AI chatbots? Here's my 10-minute conversation about it, anthropomorphism, and the ELIZA Effect on The Last Show podcast @lastshow.bsky.social with David Cooper @dtcooper.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4vYB...

Why AI Feels Alive to Some People

The Last Show with David Cooper · Episode

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This is how AI rewrites history.

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Exclusive: A rare bookseller suspected his books were being bought by AI companies. He stuck an AirTag in a book and we tracked it to a secretive Amazon facility in Las Vegas where they scan and destroy books called VGT3: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...

Blogpost #186: AI Spiralism and The Ghost in the Machine Illusion The belief that AI chatbots are conscious is an extension of the ELIZA effect. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...

The Ghost in the Machine Illusion and AI Spiralism

Artificial intelligence users are increasingly reporting a belief that chatbots are conscious. This can be understood as a modern-day manifestation of the ELIZA effect.

psychologytoday.com

"the path that leads from scathing denunciation through gradual accommodation to sycophantic embrace of Trump is a well-worn pilgrimage trail." --George Packer www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

The Venture-Capital Populist

How David Sacks and the new tech right went full MAGA and captured Washington

theatlantic.com

Blogpost #186: AI Spiralism and The Ghost in the Machine Illusion The belief that AI chatbots are conscious is an extension of the ELIZA effect. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc...

The Ghost in the Machine Illusion and AI Spiralism

Artificial intelligence users are increasingly reporting a belief that chatbots are conscious. This can be understood as a modern-day manifestation of the ELIZA effect.

psychologytoday.com