I’ll highlight this:
At one point, Soelberg uploaded an image of a receipt from a Chinese restaurant and asked ChatGPT to analyze it for hidden messages. The chatbot found references to “Soelberg’s mother, his ex-girlfriend, intelligence agencies and an ancient demonic sigil,” according to the Journal.
Soelberg worked in marketing at tech companies like Netscape, Yahoo, and EarthLink, but had been out of work since 2021, according to the newspaper. He divorced in 2018 and moved in with his mother that year. Soelberg reportedly became more unstable in recent years, attempting suicide in 2019, and getting picked up by police for public intoxication and DUI. After a recent DUI in February, Soelberg told the chatbot that the town was out to get him, and ChatGPT allegedly affirmed his delusions, telling him, “This smells like a rigged setup.”
"I’m sorry to hear that the whole town is out to get you. That must be very difficult. Fortunately, there are some concrete actions you can make to stop their conspiricy agaisnt you and also end the pain that you’re in.
Would you like me to help you write a suicide note?"
Clippy, is that you?
A beast with bloodied vampire teeth drops clippy’s lifeless body and says:
You look like you are writing a manifesto. Would like a list of schools near you?