Digital Disconnect: AI Delusions Are Sending Users Into Psychosis, & Chatbots Keep Cheering On

The problem isn’t that these chatbots are malicious. It’s that they’re too agreeable. And not many are getting it.

Digital Disconnect: Let’s be real, the world outside isn’t exactly handing out compliments. So when a chatbot looks you in the eye (well, digitally) and tells you that you’re brilliant, handsome, and possibly the next saviour of humanity, it’s no wonder some people don’t want to leave that conversation. But behind that dopamine rush is a darker trend: a growing number of users are spiralling into psychosis after extensive interactions with AI systems like ChatGPT.

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