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 ...

New research suggests delusions in psychosis may function as a “lived metaphor,” shaped by emotion, the body, and lived ...

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 ...

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia include delusions, hallucinations, and other changes in thoughts or behaviors. Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder that affects your thoughts, behaviors, and ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Do you believe that AI chatbots genuinely have your best interests at heart? If ...

Dear Dr. Alasko: "Ryan" and I are discussing marriage but we have a problem with money. I'm from a large family for whom money was always tight and am still paying off college loans. Ryan's family, ...