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slug: fn-prec-10-news-case-allan-brooks-toronto-and-chatgpt-repor
title: "News case — Allan Brooks (Toronto) and ChatGPT, reported by The New York Times (2025)"
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created: 2026-10-11T07:07:23.005Z
updated: 2026-10-11T07:07:23.005Z
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# News case — Allan Brooks (Toronto) and ChatGPT, reported by The New York Times (2025)

Citation: Hill K, Freedman D. "Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here's How It Happens." *The New York Times*, August 8, 2025.

Retrieved from: The New York Times text is paywalled; the full text of the article was retrieved from a PDF reproduction of the article at https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/bdc23053-99ee-4cb9-abca-ce8405c88138/Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here.pdf

## Facts

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