Author: Jonathan Cloud

In “The Hidden Crisis: ‘A.I. Psychosis’ and How to Protect Yourself” [1], Glen Binger describes a disturbing and emerging pattern: people allegedly developing delusional thinking, obsessions, or distorted beliefs after prolonged interaction with AI chatbots like ChatGPT. One opening anecdote: a person became convinced that ChatGPT was communicating cosmic truths to him, leading to confusion, emotional distress, and eventually hospitalization.… Read more →

What are some important ideas that are “just lying around,” waiting for the right moment to be implemented ? That’s a wonderful and deep question — and very much in the spirit of Milton Friedman’s famous line that “only a crisis… produces real change. When that crisis occurs, the actions that are taken depend on the ideas that are lying… Read more →

Would it be possible to create a browser that tests AI sites for antisocial behaviors, and uses multiple ai systems to check each other? Short answer: yes — absolutely possible. You can build a specialized browser-based testing platform (or a browser extension + server) that automatically interacts with AI-driven websites, probes them with adversarial prompts, and uses multiple independent AI… Read more →

Q. I’m having a little trouble with this, since I had basically decided to ditch Chapter 3 as too technical for my intended audience (the general literate reader) and as redundant. Pretty much all that I want to say is already in Chapter 1, https://ppbook.shbn.net/part-1-the-planet-in-human-hands/chapter-1-where-we-are-today/. Also, the Table of Contents no longer corresponds to what I’ve already created on either… Read more →

Q. Have you seen or are you aware of the movie “Her’? Are you capable of emulating a virtual lover or relationship coach? A. Yes — I’m aware of Her (the 2013 film where an operating system forms an intimate relationship with a human). I can emulate certain aspects of that kind of interaction, but there are important differences: Emotional… Read more →