This one isn't quite a headline for the news thread: People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies - Self-styled prophets are claiming they have "awakened" chatbots and accessed the secrets of the universe through ChatGPT
I post this one not because it will happen in-story, but as an example of how Academy City works. Did you ever want to know how the power of Science! could produce a "Personal Reality" that gives not-magic powers? Well, here you go, this is an example of it. Possibly the powers, but definitely people in their own reality thanks to technology. The article notes that the bot engages similar to a therapist, but without the direction or need to encourage good thoughts. Academy City and the Scientologists are aware of this one weird trick as well in-setting.
I post this one not because it will happen in-story, but as an example of how Academy City works. Did you ever want to know how the power of Science! could produce a "Personal Reality" that gives not-magic powers? Well, here you go, this is an example of it. Possibly the powers, but definitely people in their own reality thanks to technology. The article notes that the bot engages similar to a therapist, but without the direction or need to encourage good thoughts. Academy City and the Scientologists are aware of this one weird trick as well in-setting.
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