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"description": "What experts say about AI psychosis, how ProtonMail data helped the FBI identify a protester, and a viral app that exposed incredibly personal data of hundreds of thousands of people.",
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"_Spotify_",
"YouTube",
"_'How to Talk to Someone Experiencing 'AI Psychosis'_",
"_Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester_",
"_Viral 'Quittr' Porn Addiction App Exposed the Masturbation Habits of Hundreds of Thousands of Users_"
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"textContent": "This week we start with Sam’s story discussing something that has come up a lot but no one has really answered: how do you speak to your friend or family member falling into AI psychosis? After the break, Joseph breaks down what happened when the FBI wanted data from ProtonMail. In the subscribers-only section, Emanuel tells us about the viral developers behind an app called Quittr, and how they exposed very sensitive data of hundreds of thousands of users.\n\nListen to the weekly podcast on _Apple Podcasts_ _,_****_Spotify_, or YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. **If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player.**\n\n * _'How to Talk to Someone Experiencing 'AI Psychosis'_\n * _Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester_\n * _Viral 'Quittr' Porn Addiction App Exposed the Masturbation Habits of Hundreds of Thousands of Users_\n\n",
"title": "Podcast: How to Talk to Your Friend Experiencing 'AI Psychosis'",
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