Black Box: The Chatbots

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• Black Box: The Chatbots | What I Saw at the Double Six Ranch | Ep 6

  September 3, 2026 · 47 min

  From his remote property in rural Texas, the millionaire businessman Michael Samadi is plotting a new kind of civil rights movement – for the welfare and protection of AI systems. Guardian journalist Michael Safi spends an afternoon at the…

• Black Box: The Chatbots | The Line | Ep 5

  September 3, 2026 · 48 min

  Five stories that feel like five answers to one important question: in a world where AI chatbots can help us through a breakup, listen like a friend, be a life coach, draft a difficult text message and do our work, where do we draw the…

• Black Box: The Chatbots | Life Raft | Ep 4

  September 3, 2026 · 44 min

  More than a billion people are suddenly talking to AI chatbots designed to connect with us. We are sharing with them our deepest secrets, trusting them with our wellbeing and acting on their advice. Across two powerful stories – a woman…

• Black Box: The Chatbots | Happy Accident | Ep 3

  September 3, 2026 · 47 min

  Why are AI chatbots pulling so many people down a rabbit hole? Our answer starts with the world’s first-ever chatbot, the strange effect it had on people and the ‘time bomb’ that exploded when ChatGPT was released four years ago. The…

• Black Box: The Chatbots | 14 days | Ep 2

  September 3, 2026 · 47 min

  Virginia man Jon Ganz was rebuilding his life after spending more than two decades in prison for a horrific crime. Last year, he got a prompt on his phone that his wife, Rachel, believes changed their lives forever. It was from Google…

• Black Box: The Chatbots | Spirals | Ep 1

  September 3, 2026 · 39 min

  Across the world, hundreds of people have come to believe they have made extraordinary scientific discoveries with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Others say their AI has ‘awakened’, or is leading them to a higher spiritual…

• Black Box: The Chatbots: a new series from The Guardian Investigates – trailer

  August 27, 2026 · 2 min

  People are becoming convinced AI chatbots have helped them make scientific breakthroughs, cure diseases or invent new technologies. What does this reveal about a technology used by more than a billion people? A new series from The Guardian…

• Off Duty: The Prosecutors | Ep 5

  March 18, 2026 · 32 min

  Raul Palma, the video game repair specialist who found the evidence that could break open Alex’s case, had gone missing. Again. As Jennifer and Eric worry that Raul has been spooked, they must face the prosecutors in a ‘bone-crushing’…