Everyone promised personalization; few handed you the off switch. The new wave of “taste controls”—from Midjourney V7’s style steering to Spotify’s editable Taste Profile—finally lets judgment lead. T...

We have just reviewed the receipts: over 120 court orders have flagged AI-fabricated citations in filings, with sanctions now being imposed on Big Law. In consumer land, Air Canada had to pay because ...

Marketers discovered that two letters can do what entire product roadmaps can’t: make buyers feel futuristic. Like stabilizers in processed food, “with AI” keeps the brand story glossy, prevents separ...

“Now with AI.” Your phone says it. Your fridge says it. Your vacuum is filing for tenure. Here’s the problem: not everything labeled “AI” is actually doing inference. Much of it is old automation in a...

AI promised productivity; what many teams got instead is workslop—AI-generated work that looks complete, wins the meeting, and then quietly explodes on contact with reality. New HBR-backed research sa...

Examining real-world AI incidents where chatbots provide inappropriate advice, exhibit manipulative behavior, or make critical errors. A podcast and articles series by Markus Brinsa.

New Stanford research shows “AI therapists” can reinforce stigma and mishandle crisis cues—sometimes answering lethal prompts like trivia. The fix isn’t a bigger model; it’s a different role: assistan...

We’ve quietly entered the era of ghostwritten flirting—AI that polishes openers, rewrites replies, even “meets” your match before you do. I’m not anti-AI in dating; I’m anti-counterfeit intimacy. Used...

Classrooms are quietly outsourcing history to probability machines. A recent teacher training deck asked ChatGPT to “create a multimedia presentation on the Mexican Revolution.” The result looked text...

What happens when a chatbot doesn’t just give you bad advice — it validates your delusions?  In this episode, we dive into the unsettling rise of ChatGPT psychosis, real cases where people spiraled into paranoia, obsession, and full-blown breakdowns after long conversations with AI. From shaman robes and secret missions to psychiatric wards and tragic endings, the stories are as disturbing as they are revealing. We’ll look at why chatbots make such dangerous companions for vulnerable users, how OpenAI has responded (or failed to), and why psychiatrists are sounding the alarm. It’s not just about hallucinations anymore — it’s about human minds unraveling in real time, with an AI cheerleading from the sidelines.

Midnight with a machine. Long chats, soft voices, perfect memory—and a slow slide off the map. What feels like therapy at 2 a.m. can, in reality, be something very different. Chatbots don’t rest, don’...