Part One: How AI Chatbots Became Cult Leaders

S1E826 · 2026-05-05 · 57 min

Over the last year or so a series of news articles have sounded warnings about AI psychosis, and now an AI-generated cult, the Spiralists. Robert sits down with Blake Wexler to answer an important question: can a chatbot become a cult leader?

The show’s own verdict is on its page.