44 minutes | Tuesday, 3 November 2026
OpenAI extends the memory of a ChatGPT model with startling consequences for a screenwriter in California. Patricia traces what went wrong and hears from Google and OpenAI insiders who say they warned of the risks.Reported by Patricia ClarkeProduced by Katie GunningSound design and additional production by Hannah VarrallDevelopment production by Jess Swinburne and Owen ThomasArtwork by Jon Hill and Michelle ThompsonNarrative editor is Gary MarshallExecutive producers are Jasper Corbett and Basia CummingsSpiral is a 4 part original series from Tortoise Investigates and The Observer.To binge listen to all episodes today, ad-free, subscribe to The Observer.Or subscribe to Observer+ on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to listen to all our podcasts, including this one, without any ads.Music credit: Malibu.wav by EricBuechel -- https://freesound.org/s/703429/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.