Louise Matsakis: Oh God, you wouldn’t see me within the workplace for weeks if there was a bedbug infestation. How did they discover out about this?
Zoë Schiffer: So mainly, they obtained this e-mail on Sunday, saying that exterminators had arrived on the scene with sniffer canine and “discovered credible proof of their presence.” There, being the bedbugs. Sources inform WIRED that Google’s places of work in New York are residence to quite a few giant stuffed animals, and there was undoubtedly a rumor going round amongst staff that these stuffed animals had been implicated within the outbreak. We weren’t in a position to confirm this data earlier than we printed, however in any case, the corporate advised staff as early as Monday morning that they might come again to the workplace. And folks such as you, Louise, had been actually not comfortable about this. They had been like, “I am undecided that it’s very clear right here.” That is why they had been in our inboxes wanting to talk.
Louise Matsakis: Can I simply say that you probably have photographs or an outline of stated giant stuffed animals, please get in contact with me and Zoë. Thanks.
Zoë Schiffer: Sure. It is a cry for assist. I believed one of the best a part of that is after I gave Louise my draft, she was like, “Wait, this has occurred earlier than.” And pulled up a 2010 article a few bedbug outbreak on the Google places of work in New York.
Louise Matsakis: Sure. This isn’t the primary time, which is heartbreaking.
Zoë Schiffer: Developing after the break, we dive into why some folks have been submitting complaints to the FTC about ChatGPT of their minds, main them to AI psychosis. Stick with us.
Welcome again to Uncanny Valley. I am Zoë Schiffer. I am joined right now by WIRED’s Louise Matsakis. Let’s dive into our primary story this week. The Federal Commerce Fee has obtained 200 complaints mentioning OpenAI’s ChatGPT between November 2022 when it launched, and August 2025. Most individuals had regular complaints. They could not work out tips on how to cancel their subscription or they had been pissed off by unsatisfactory or inaccurate solutions by the chatbot. However amongst these complaints, our colleague, Caroline Haskins, discovered that a number of folks attributed delusions, paranoia, and non secular disaster to the chatbot.
