New study raises concerns about AI chatbots fueling delusional thinking
Guardian AI
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Generative AI
First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people A new scientific review raises concerns about how chatbots powered by artificial intelligence may encourage delusional thinking, especially in vulnerable people. A summary of existing evidence on artificial intelligence-induced psychosis was published last week in the Lancet Psychiatry, highlighting how chatbots can encourage delusional thinking - though possibly only in people who are already vulnerable to psychotic symptoms.