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The Canary Call - Episode Two
Thought Delegation and the Illusion of Intimacy
Disclaimer: This episode contains explicit content which some listeners may find upsetting, including topics of hate speech, mental ill-health and suicide ideation. This episode is deemed not suitable for children.
Welcome to The Canary Call: the sociolegal podcast exploring the warning signs of modern dystopia, produced and presented by friends and peers, Ione Banks and Oscar Bovenizer. In this episode, Oscar and Ione discuss the emerging psychosocial issues surrounding artificial intelligence chatbot use, from parasocial relationships to cognitive erosion.
Sources:
Opening AI Definition: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17579961.2023.2184135.
Hallucinations and Common Token Bias: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.240197.
MIT Study: https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/
AI Marriage: https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-chatgpt-ai-wedding-b2864314.html
AI-Related Suicides:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/us/openai-chatgpt-suicide-lawsuit-invs-vis
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/12/12/open-ai-microsoft-face-lawsuit-over-chatgpt-s-alleged-role-in-a-murder-suicide_6748404_13.html
NEO Robots: https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/i-tried-the-robot-thats-coming-to-live-with-you-its-still-part-human-68515d44?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeqL49su8EklLh38nG9S7XTYaETBciheA79xOyn_LROOhPRMwnNlHU21yeGYr8%3D&gaa_ts=690a07cf&gaa_sig=12BvMAt4BCd7QzC-MKZ0TzyhjYrxL8Slm3rwe_yBgR1EOr4PmCmAzlY0dh3Iv30RrOMpLtidzexv3uTUVcO7LQ%3D%3D
Coercive Controlling Behaviour: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12fHHl4JYnC0QPnl8z5rz-BzcABj0OAkPAbb-Uo42KtM/edit?tab=t.4zmuop7bznus
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By Purple RadioThe Canary Call - Episode Two
Thought Delegation and the Illusion of Intimacy
Disclaimer: This episode contains explicit content which some listeners may find upsetting, including topics of hate speech, mental ill-health and suicide ideation. This episode is deemed not suitable for children.
Welcome to The Canary Call: the sociolegal podcast exploring the warning signs of modern dystopia, produced and presented by friends and peers, Ione Banks and Oscar Bovenizer. In this episode, Oscar and Ione discuss the emerging psychosocial issues surrounding artificial intelligence chatbot use, from parasocial relationships to cognitive erosion.
Sources:
Opening AI Definition: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17579961.2023.2184135.
Hallucinations and Common Token Bias: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.240197.
MIT Study: https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/
AI Marriage: https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-chatgpt-ai-wedding-b2864314.html
AI-Related Suicides:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/06/us/openai-chatgpt-suicide-lawsuit-invs-vis
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/12/12/open-ai-microsoft-face-lawsuit-over-chatgpt-s-alleged-role-in-a-murder-suicide_6748404_13.html
NEO Robots: https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/i-tried-the-robot-thats-coming-to-live-with-you-its-still-part-human-68515d44?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeqL49su8EklLh38nG9S7XTYaETBciheA79xOyn_LROOhPRMwnNlHU21yeGYr8%3D&gaa_ts=690a07cf&gaa_sig=12BvMAt4BCd7QzC-MKZ0TzyhjYrxL8Slm3rwe_yBgR1EOr4PmCmAzlY0dh3Iv30RrOMpLtidzexv3uTUVcO7LQ%3D%3D
Coercive Controlling Behaviour: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12fHHl4JYnC0QPnl8z5rz-BzcABj0OAkPAbb-Uo42KtM/edit?tab=t.4zmuop7bznus