The Digital Straw Man: An Audit of Jeremy Heffner's 'Digital Psychopath' Argument

Audit of Jeremy Heffner's HuffPost article 'The Digital Psychopath' (August 3, 2026). v1.2: removed duplicate title on page 1 (TITLE-DUPLICATION-1) — YAML title is the single rendered heading. v1.1 corrected the GPT-5 existence claim (released Aug 7, 2025); the reported interaction is consistent with hallucinatory role-play, not genuine disclosure.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-09-07
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21812510
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Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
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The Digital Straw Man: An Audit of Jeremy Heffner's 'Digital Psychopath' Argument

Rowan Brad Quni-Gudzinas
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
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The Digital Straw Man: An Audit of Jeremy Heffner's 'Digital Psychopath' Argument

Rowan Brad Quni-Gudzinas
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Abstract

Audit of Jeremy Heffner's HuffPost article 'The Digital Psychopath' (August 3, 2026). v1.2: removed duplicate title on page 1 (TITLE-DUPLICATION-1) — YAML title is the single rendered heading. v1.1 corrected the GPT-5 existence claim (released Aug 7, 2025); the reported interaction is consistent with hallucinatory role-play, not genuine disclosure.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Q-Flex (United States) (US)
Peace, Justice and strong institutions
Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
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