# Black Box: The Chatbots | Happy Accident | Ep 3

An episode of [Full Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1482061243), 19 Sep 2026, 47 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/09/18-05398-BLACKBOX_EP3_REPLAY_001.mp3

Why are AI chatbots pulling so many people down a rabbit hole? Our answer starts with the world’s first-ever chatbot, the strange effect it had on people and the ‘time bomb’ that exploded when ChatGPT was released four years ago. The result is a strange experiment we are all living through – whether we know it or not. You can find episodes one and two further back in the Full Story feed.

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