An article, "Shoggoths, Sycophancy, Psychosis, Oh My: Rethinking Large Language Model Use and Safety," explores how features like AI sycophancy may amplify delusional beliefs and contribute to user ...

Terms such as delusions or conspiracy theories express a disapproving attitude. Suppose I am convinced that a celebrity I have never met is in love with me. My belief may be considered delusional. To ...

The flow of stories of people losing their grip on reality following extended interactions with AI has gone from a trickle to a flood. Terms like “AI psychosis” and “ChatGPT psychosis” have ...

Researchers at King’s College London have examined over a dozen cases of people spiraling into paranoid and delusional behavior after obsessively using a chatbot. As lead author Hamilton Morrin ...