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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicHallucination

Topic: hallucination

When chatbot sycophancy meets human loneliness—welcome to AI-induced psychosis

Chatbots simulate sociality without its safeguards. They are designed to promote engagement. When we type in our beliefs and narratives, they take them as the way things are.

Anaesthetic notorious as ‘date-rape’ drug — what is ketamine, linked to Matthew Perry’s death?

A hallucinogenic drug, Ketamine distorts perception of sight & sound. Effects include a rapid heart rate & elevated blood pressure.

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Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.