As reports of ‘AI psychosis’ spread, clinicians scramble to understand how chatbots can spark delusions
Psychologists and psychiatrists note that AI chatbots can amplify delusions in about 1% of people with psychosis, prompting urgent research into these AI-mediated mental health risks.
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Psychologist Says AI Is Causing Never-Before-Seen Types of Mental Disorder
Something keeps happening to people who get hooked chatbots like ChatGPT. Mental health professionals are calling it "AI psychosis": turning to the AI models for advice, users soon become entranced by the sycophantic machine's human-like responses. It becomes not just a tool but a companion — and the worst kind, constantly plying you with what you want to hear and validating anything you say, no matter how wrong or unbalanced. That leads to case…
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