Terms such as delusions or conspiracy theories express a disapproving attitude. Suppose I am convinced that a celebrity I have never met is in love with me. My belief may be considered delusional. To ...

People love to watch TV because there's always a new type of character they can enjoy or relate to. Sometimes, though, we like a series because of the levels of delusion that some of the main ...

The flow of stories of people losing their grip on reality following extended interactions with AI has gone from a trickle to a flood. Terms like “AI psychosis” and “ChatGPT psychosis” have ...

There are all sorts of girls on the internet: e-girls, emo girls, goth girls, "It" girls, not like other girls; you name it. There are also self-proclaimed "nice girls." Just like their male ...

Researchers at King’s College London have examined over a dozen cases of people spiraling into paranoid and delusional behavior after obsessively using a chatbot. As lead author Hamilton Morrin ...

An article, "Shoggoths, Sycophancy, Psychosis, Oh My: Rethinking Large Language Model Use and Safety," explores how features like AI sycophancy may amplify delusional beliefs and contribute to user ...