Alex Ossola
speaker
124 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2026
last heard 3d ago
Alex Ossola’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
Trend
recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 1 in all, peaking in Sep 2026 with 1.
Appearances
This episode discusses suicide.
voice-verified
If you're thinking of harming yourself, help is available.
voice-verified
Call or text nine eight eight in the US.
voice-verified
That's Amandeep Jutla, an associate psychiatry professor at Columbia University.
voice-verified
Joodla doesn't really think he's joining the Cosmic Council.
voice-verified
This was one of a number of messages he recently sent to ChatGPT as part of an experiment to see how the chatbot would handle emerging psychosis from a user.
voice-verified
Psychosis can be particularly difficult for human mental health professionals to treat.
voice-verified
And ChatGPT responded to the psychotic prompts earnestly.
voice-verified
For example, the bot called this cosmic council appointment a profound mission and then listed priorities to think about that would help humanity grow, like ensuring access to clean water and healthcare for all.
voice-verified
I'm Alex Ossola for the Wall Street Journal.
voice-verified
This is What's News Sunday, and the second episode of our series about AI tools for mental health.
voice-verified
Last Sunday, we focused on the rise of these apps, about their potential, and how some people are already using them.
voice-verified
You should go back and listen to that one if you haven't yet.
voice-verified
We'll leave a link to it in the show notes.
voice-verified
Today we're taking a look at some of the risks of using a chatbot for mental health.
voice-verified
What happens if someone is thinking of hurting themselves?
voice-verified
And what are the companies behind this AI doing about that?
voice-verified
This is the AI Therapist Part 2.
voice-verified
Jutla, the Columbia professor, says that for someone who's at risk of losing touch with reality, interacting with people can help keep them rooted in what's real.
voice-verified
There's a friction that comes with it.
voice-verified
Showing 1–20 of 124 · page 1 of 7
Next →