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AI driving psychosis

2025-08-25 19:23:58.543463+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Top Microsoft AI Boss Concerned AI Causing Psychosis in Otherwise Healthy People

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told British newspaper The Telegraph that "to many people," talking to a chatbot is a "highly compelling and very real interaction."

"Concerns around 'AI psychosis,' attachment and mental health are already growing," he added. "Some people reportedly believe their AI is God, or a fictional character, or fall in love with it to the point of absolute distraction."

Via Ian Rogers, who asks "Is this a bad thing? It sounds like a bad thing.". Ian also linked to A young woman’s final exchange with an AI chatbot

‘This Was Trauma by Simulation’: ChatGPT Users File Disturbing Mental Health Complaints — Gizmodo obtained consumer complaints to FTC through a FOIA request. Via the author, Matt Novak, who has a few more excerpts there.

Psychology Today: The Emerging Problem of "AI Psychosis". Via.

Derek Thompson: The Looming Social Crisis of AI Friends and Chatbot Therapists

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