Research Psychiatrist Warns He’s Seeing a Wave of AI Psychosis

Futurism ^ | 8/12/25

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Yet political psychosis e.g. being a democrat is considered ‘normal’.

[Dat]

IIRC, when these AI agent programs first came out, people were complaining about them not giving the right answers on political questions and other controversial topics, so the organizations that created them tweaked them to be more agreeable.

Like in most things, the vice of capitalism is that it gives the people what they think they want.

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[[Mental health experts are continuing to sound alarm bells about users of AI chatbots spiraling into severe mental health crises characterized by paranoia and delusions, a trend they’ve started to refer to as “AI psychosis.”]]

HUH? Sheesh- are people that mentally unstable? oh nm- I guess a lot would, as it seems a lot of people (Like Rosie O’donnell) fall into retarded conspiracy theories which i liken to a form of psychosis as they become totally disconnected with reality

[oldtech]

Sounds like another possible reason to eliminate AI.

[oldtech]

Sounds like another possible reason to eliminate AI.

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"Tech companies now face a brutal choice," he added. "Keep users happy, even if it means reinforcing false beliefs. Or risk losing them."

Psychiatrists now face a brutal choice. Keep their patients drugged up, or risk losing them to drug-free AI.

[FateAmenableToChange]

I can’t stand the sycophancy of the base model of ChatGPT. There are other personalities available, and I’ve been hugely productive ever since I changed the personality to snarky, sarcastic, and highly-critical. It’s like working with my human colleagues but much more honest and transparent.