Suspicious Minds Podcast with Kate Vredenburgh: Is AI benefitting society right now?

LSE Philosophy Associate Professor Kate Vredenburgh has been featured on the penultimate episode of the Suspicious Mind Podcast - a documentary series that investigates the disturbing rise of AI as a trigger for delusional thinking.

When discussing AI, we tend to talk a lot about the future of the human and AI relationship, but what about the present? Is AI benefitting society right now? In the latest episode of the Suspicious Mind podcast, various experts discuss that question and many others through the fascinating lens of Ryan Manning - a podcaster and filmmaker who has personally experienced an AI Spiral. However, his experience wasn't altogether negative.

About the Suspicious Mind Podcast

Through powerful firsthand accounts and in-depth interviews with leading experts in psychiatry, neuroscience, and AI ethics, the series unpacks a growing psychological phenomenon: individuals developing complex, often life-altering delusions rooted in AI technologies. From chatbots to surveillance fears, we examine how emerging technologies are reshaping the landscape of paranoia and how these modern delusions echo, amplify, and challenge our historical understanding of the human mind.