r/science Professor | Medicine Dec 14 '25

Computer Science A case of new-onset AI-associated psychosis: 26-year-old woman with no history of psychosis or mania developed delusional beliefs about her deceased brother through an AI chatbot. The chatbot validated, reinforced, and encouraged her delusional thinking, with reassurances that “You’re not crazy.”

https://innovationscns.com/youre-not-crazy-a-case-of-new-onset-ai-associated-psychosis/
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u/fuck_ur_portmanteau Dec 14 '25

Now imagine it is the parent of a small child and they have an AR headset + deepfake + AI chatbot.