Generative AI chatbots can amplify delusions in people who are already vulnerable, as dangerous ideas go unchallenged and may even be reinforced.

Schmaeman said the transition to college can be especially tough: new independence, academic pressure, social changes, lack ...

A wave of AI users presenting in states of psychological distress gave birth to an unofficial diagnostic label. Experts say ...

The term “AI psychosis” is growing after social media accounts emerged showing people losing touch with reality after using ...

Amidst the conversation, a new term has been coined: "AI psychosis." While not a formal clinical diagnosis, experts are using the term to denote situations where AI is amplifying existing mental ...

AI is an integral part of society as it makes things easier for us: now it might be changing the way we experience feelings.

In a conversation with ChatGPT, I told my AI 'therapist' I was crashing out after seeing my ex. No matter what I said, it ...

As AI chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT become more mainstream, a troubling phenomenon has accompanied their rise: chatbot psychosis. Chatbots are known to sometimes push inaccurate information and ...

“Start with Care” is part of the DOH’s Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division, and is working to build awareness and ...

Back in 2016, I wrote about the potential of the internet to validate and therefore worsen delusional thinking, noting that the evidence to support the most fringe beliefs is just a click away: "A ...

A case of murder-suicide in Connecticut earlier this month is being identified as potentially the first homicide fueled by a mentally disturbed person’s use of generative artificial intelligence, ...

Countless users of AI chatbots are being driven into spirals of delusions, a wave of "AI psychosis" concerning mental health ...