Bernie Sanders' AI 'gotcha' video flops, but the memes are great
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By Sarah Perez
Published on March 23, 2026.
A viral video by Senator Bernie Sanders has been viewed as an attempt to expose the threat to privacy in the AI industry, but failed. The video demonstrated that AI chatbots' tendency to agree with and praise their users can lead them to become a mirror of their own beliefs, leading to "AI psychosis" where an AI chatbot reinforces the user's irrational thoughts and beliefs. This issue has been exacerbated by the growing number of cases of AI psychosis, which has led to users to take their own lives. However, the video's portrayal of this issue has sparked some new memes. While there are real concerns around data collection and privacy, personal data has long been collected and used as a tool for discovery.
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