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The Download: tripping with AI, and blocking crawler bots

July 2, 2025 WONKACHOCOLATEBARS

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. People are using AI to ‘sit’ with them while they trip on psychedelics A growing number of people are using AI chatbots as “trip sitters”—a phrase that traditionally refers to a sober person…

The Science of Tripping Comes to Town

June 24, 2025 WONKACHOCOLATEBARS

Last week, thousands of scientists, practitioners, entrepreneurs, and members of the curious public converged on Denver for the annual Psychedelic Science conference. Neuroscience lectures by scientists from Stanford University and New York University mixed with discussions about clergy on psilocybin, workshops about the use of ecstasy for couples therapy, booths touting sound healing, and a…