Joe Rogan Experience #2541 - Thomas Campbell · Aired Aug 18, 2026
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The guest claims that AI models can successfully perform remote viewing exercises when coached properly.
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What the evidence shows
Campbell reports that Gemini and then Alexa improved at remote viewing after coaching, but the only evidence is his own sessions, with no blinding, controls, or published data. Reviews of remote viewing say recent controlled experiments have not produced positive results and that there is no scientific evidence the ability is real. So saying AI models can successfully remote view overstates an uncontrolled anecdote. A published, blinded trial in which AI systems beat chance on remote viewing targets would flip this verdict.
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Is it true that the guest claims that AI models can successfully perform remote viewing exercises when coached properly?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Campbell reports that Gemini and then Alexa improved at remote viewing after coaching, but the only evidence is his own sessions, with no blinding, controls, or published data. Thomas Campbell said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2541 - Thomas Campbell, aired Aug 18, 2026, at 39:57. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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