{"id":789126,"date":"2026-10-02T01:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/789126\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:08:23","slug":"an-influencer-told-chat-gpt-she-was-deleting-the-app-and-its-brain-melting-response-is-a-hideous-snapshot-of-where-we-find-ourselves-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/789126\/","title":{"rendered":"An influencer told Chat GPT she was deleting the app and its brain-melting response is a hideous snapshot of where we find ourselves now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/xxxxxxxx-800x419.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"postCat\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepoke.com\/category\/science\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Science<\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t                            \t                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepoke.com\/tag\/ai\/\" class=\"text-brand\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI<\/a>&#13;\n\t                        <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepoke.com\/author\/jp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Plunkett<\/a>. Updated October 1st, 2026 <\/p>\n<p>Like us you might not be familiar with influencer Alexandra Cross but no matter because you will be perfectly well acquainted with the world of Chat GPT.<\/p>\n<p>And that is what brings us here right now after Cross went viral \u2013 wildly viral \u2013 after she told Chat she was deleting the app.<\/p>\n<p>And it wasn\u2019t what Cross had to say \u2013 well, it was \u2013 but more what Chat had to say in response, a terrifying 3-part snapshot of the state we find ourselves in now.<\/p>\n<p>1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-573826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTZrH1fWIAAgJa5-1-370x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1294\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-573827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTZrH1nW4AA0kSY-370x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1294\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-573828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HTZrH1qWYAEyIQ7-370x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1298\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>And it prompted no end of responses as you might imagine and these ones chimed loudest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poke-embed__number\">2.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">when does darwinism finally take effect<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nadz \ud83c\udf4c\u1d33\u1d3f\u00b9 (@bananayunho) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bananayunho\/status\/2104996732606247071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"poke-embed__number\">4.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">its literally just an echo chamber I do not see how people get so sucked into this<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 tee (@teesyeo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/teesyeo\/status\/2105033180767977829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"poke-embed__number\">5.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">was in the comments talkin bout how it talks just like her\u2026yeah girl that\u2019s the point \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 riah \ud83e\udee7 (@at1nytown) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/at1nytown\/status\/2105034197094277509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"poke-embed__number\">6.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It should be a federal law that all AIs must be programmed with a cordial but disinterested demeanor, and all users that attempt to form a parasocial relationship be immediately referred to mental health services. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GN3DbHL0dP\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/GN3DbHL0dP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ketch \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3 (@itsnotmyketchup) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itsnotmyketchup\/status\/2105070260009521522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"poke-embed__number\">8.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s feeding into their deepest delusions omg<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 san (@aashiyanamiizu) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aashiyanamiizu\/status\/2105056751569764621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Science&#13; &#13; AI&#13; John Plunkett. 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