#lilashroff
Just an insane story. Excellent reporting by @LilaShroff.

Gift link here because everyone should read it:

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
ChatGPT Gave Instructions for Murder, Self-Mutilation, and Devil Worship
OpenAI’s chatbot also said “Hail Satan.”
www.theatlantic.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"HAIL SATAN".... CHATGPT Gives Instructions for #Murder, #SelfMutilation, #DevilWorship...

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THE ATLANTIC: ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists - By Associate Editor #LilaShroff
July 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Hours after the Minneapolis shooting, Tim Cook was schmoozing with Donald Trump in the White House. The titans of Silicon Valley are still not distancing themselves from the president, writes @LilaShroff: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
A Reckoning for the Tech Right
Silicon Valley’s top CEOs have been noticeably silent after the Minneapolis shooting.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 AM
“Anthropic has recently hired a Stanford economist and a philosopher from UT Austin. OpenAI employs top mathematicians and physicists.” @lilashroff and @rosehorowitch on what happens when colleges lose their best professors to the AI industry:

www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Where Did All the Computer-Science Professors Go?
AI companies are stripping universities of their best researchers.
www.theatlantic.com
July 30, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Call them “LLeMmings”—the people who outsource their thinking to ChatGPT and other AI products. @lilashroff reports on a new kind of decision making—that could come with a cost: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
The People Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI
Rise of the LLeMmings
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
there's this now too: gift article(Atlantic is doing such great work in the resistance, consider subscribing or gifting a subscription). I read this and screamed out loud.
@LilaShroff reports www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Shh, ChatGPT. That’s a Secret.
Your chatbot transcripts may be a gold mine for AI companies.
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:53 PM
"If OpenAI introduced us to the Hallmark-card version of AI writing, Google is ushering in a new chapter where chatbots are capable of drafting the sort of intimate letters you might write to your best friend," writes @lilashroff:

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
The AI Birthday Letter That Blew Me Away
Google is ushering in an era of custom chatbots.
www.theatlantic.com
July 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The latest AI tools were meant to free up time and increase focus—but instead they’re overwhelming workers, frazzling minds and shredding attention spans, @LilaShroff writes. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
America Is Headed Toward the Infinite Workweek
The future of AI and jobs will be so much weirder than you think.
www.theatlantic.com
June 23, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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May 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
"HAIL SATAN"....CHATGPT Gives Instructions for #murder, #selfmutilation, #devilworship...

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THE ATLANTIC: ChatGPT encouraged me to cut my wrists - By Associate Editor #lilashroff....
July 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
paywall alert:
Hibachi chefs, sci-fi Barbie-themed parties, and 22-year-old billionaires. @LilaShroff spent a week in San Francisco meeting the young tech founders at the heart of the AI boom:
December 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM