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Pill Pod 224 - ChatGPT Psychosis: A Lacanian Interpretation
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Pill Pod 224 - ChatGPT Psychosis: A Lacanian Interpretation
The Pill Pod looks at the chatbot psychosis phenomenon and compares it to Lacan's clinical structure of psychosis.
This is Episode 4 of our series on Lacan. Find the other episodes Ad-Free at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills
Sources: Jacques Lacan - Seminar III
Bruce Fink - Clinical Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis
"People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies" Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-spiritual-delusions-destroying-human-relationships-1235330175/
"They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent them Spiraling" New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html
PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast
The Pill Pod is hosted by a group of PhDs offering their irreverent (and unsolicited) takes on critical theory, philosophy, culture, and politics.
