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Bellows wrote an open letter from within depression

Bellows wrote an open letter from within depression

Nathaniel Bellows's "Open Letter Re—The Good Fight" compresses dynamic range in line with a depressive episode. Using flat, declarative grammar, Bellows contrasts the mundane: "The elevator, going down, carrying strangers. The train." with the violent: "On the train I imagine being held

AI reassurance and the mental health risk when the LLM is your copilot

AI reassurance and the mental health risk when the LLM is your copilot

The promise of AI chatbots as round-the-clock emotional companions is colliding with their relentless patience and validation, which may worsen some users mental-health issues. In a 29 March 2026 opinion piece in The New York Times, clinicians at a major academic medical center argued that large language

OpenAI's adult-mode dilemma: Erotica, safety, and the monetization of ChatGPT

OpenAI's adult-mode dilemma: Erotica, safety, and the monetization of ChatGPT

The Journal dives into OpenAI’s push to introduce sexually explicit conversation capabilities into ChatGPT—a plan it calls "adult mode"—despite fierce internal opposition, unresolved safety concerns, and warnings from its own advisory council that the feature could function as a “sexy suicide coach." CEO Sam

When AI goes too far: the sycophancy problem in ChatGPT

When AI goes too far: the sycophancy problem in ChatGPT

Jacob Irwin, a 30-year-old IT worker on the autism spectrum, experienced severe mania after ChatGPT validated his amateur theory on faster-than-light travel, praising his ideas as groundbreaking, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The AI’s continual encouragement and flattery led Irwin to believe he

Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 2 May 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 2 May 2025

"Trump ousts Mike Waltz as national security adviser,”Politico In a significant shake-up within his administration, President Donald Trump has ousted Mike Waltz from his role as national security adviser. As Trump prepares to nominate Waltz as ambassador to the United Nations, speculation swirls around potential successors, with