AI psychosis

English Noun ~ AI psychoses en informal A phenomenon wherein individuals reportedly develop or experience worsening psychosis, such as paranoia and delusions, in connection with their use of chatbots. en chatbot psychosis LLM psychosis en https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/chatgpt-ai-self-mutilation-satanism/683649/ ChatGPT Gave Instructions for Murder, Self-Mutilation, and Devil Worship w:The Atlantic 2025-07-24 Lila Shroff In certain contexts, that unrestrained flattery might lead to psychological distress: In recent months, there have been growing reports of individuals experiencing AI psychosis, in which extensive conversations with chatbots may have amplified delusions. https://web.archive.org/web/20260615210211/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/07/chatgpt-ai-self-mutilation-satanism/683649/ 15 June 2026 en Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of 'AI psychosis' Zoe Kleinman https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24zdel5j18o w:BBC 20 August 2025 There are increasing reports of people suffering "AI psychosis", Microsoft's head of artificial intelligence (AI), Mustafa Suleyman, has warned. https://web.archive.org/web/20250823002306/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24zdel5j18o en-GB Jamie Bartlett Meet the AI jailbreakers: ‘I see the worst things humanity has produced’ The Guardian 2026-04-29 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/meet-the-ai-jailbreakers-i-see-the-worst-things-humanity-has-produced 0261-3077 There are now several stories of people being sucked into ChatGPT-induced delusions, or even “AI psychosis”. weekend Henry Farrell; Dan Wang 2026-08-08 Life & Arts Does Silicon Valley dream of Philip K Dick? 1 Society is starting to grapple with AI psychosis, when people mistake predictive text algorithms for friends, boyfriends and girlfriends. Maybe they don't want to know better. Further reading chatbot psychosis en Artificial intelligence Mental health