AI psychosis

English

Noun

AI psychosis (countable and uncountable, plural AI psychoses)

  1. (informal) A phenomenon wherein individuals reportedly develop or experience worsening psychosis, such as paranoia and delusions, in connection with their use of chatbots.
    Synonym: chatbot psychosis
    • 2025 July 24, Lila Shroff, “ChatGPT Gave Instructions for Murder, Self-Mutilation, and Devil Worship”, in The Atlantic‎[1], archived from the original on 24 July 2025:
      In certain contexts, that unrestrained flattery might lead to psychological distress: In recent months, there have been growing reports of individuals experiencing AI psychosis, in which extensive conversations with chatbots may have amplified delusions.
    • 2025 August 20, Zoe Kleinman, “Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of 'AI psychosis'”, in BBC‎[2], archived from the original on 23 August 2025:
      There are increasing reports of people suffering "AI psychosis", Microsoft's head of artificial intelligence (AI), Mustafa Suleyman, has warned.

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