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What is AI psychosis? Clinicians and researchers are increasingly using the term to describe cases where people develop or strengthen psychotic symptoms, especially delusions, after prolonged use of AI chatbots. With increasing use of chatbots for therapy, and even AI "companions," what does this mean? Come on in!
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The most popular MAGA influencer you’ve never heard of is an AI foot fetish model
fastcompany.com/91507096/jessica-foster-popular-maga-influencer-ai-model
Thousands have swooned over this MAGA dream girl. She’s made with AI. (2026)
https://archive.is/20260325162132/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/20/jessica-foster-maga-dream-girl-ai-fake/
AI-generated videos use Down syndrome to make sales
france24.com/en/live-news/20260618-ai-generated-videos-wield-down-syndrome-to-make-sales
CNN report on AI-generated scam videos
cnn.com/2026/06/04/business/video/ai-tiktok-instagram-scam-vrtc
Robot book club
axios.com/2026/08/11/robot-book-club
Middle School student agendas contain misspelled states and science errors, raising AI questions (2026)
kwch.com/2026/08/14/middle-school-student-agendas-contain-misspelled-states-science-errors-raising-ai-questions/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kwch
What is Psychosis
https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/step/psychosis/
What is AI psychosis
https://nam.edu/news-and-insights/what-is-ai-psychosis/
Will Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Generate Delusions in Individuals Prone to Psychosis?
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10686326
AI chatbots are becoming popular alternatives to therapy. But they may worsen mental health crises, experts warn
theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/03/ai-chatbot-as-therapy-alternative-mental-health-crises-ntwnfb
Technological folie à deux: Feedback Loops Between AI Chatbots and Mental Health
arxiv.org/abs/2507.19218
Delusional Experiences Emerging From AI Chatbot Interactions or “AI Psychosis”
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12712562
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults Use AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice
rand.org/news/press/2026/06/nearly-1-in-5-us-adolescents-and-young-adults-use-ai.html
Survey Shows Widespread Use of Apps and Chatbots for Mental Health Support
bipartisanpolicy.org/article/survey-shows-widespread-use-of-apps-and-chatbots-for-mental-health-support
Special Report: AI-Induced Psychosis: A New Frontier in Mental Health
psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2025.10.10.5
Shoggoths, Sycophancy, Psychosis, Oh My: Rethinking Large Language Model Use and Safety
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12626241
Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers (examples on page 7)
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.18412
Beyond artificial intelligence psychosis: a functional typology of large language model-associated psychotic phenomena
thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(25)00156-6/fulltext
What to make of ‘AI psychosis’?
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/04/what-to-make-of-ai-psychosis/
He Had a Mental Breakdown Talking to ChatGPT. Then Police Killed Him
web.archive.org/web/20260730023202/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/chatgpt-obsession-mental-breaktown-alex-taylor-suicide-1235368941
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
https://archive.ph/2026.02.19-220954/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html
People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them
wired.com/story/people-are-marrying-chatbots-these-lawmakers-want-to-stop-them
My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them
wired.com/story/couples-retreat-with-3-ai-chatbots-and-humans-who-love-them-replika-nomi-chatgpt
‘Everything about me is good in his eyes’: the women in China choosing AI boyfriends over human men
theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/12/ai-boyfriend-dating-chinese-women-replica-miff-documentary
What is AI psychosis? Clinicians and researchers are increasingly using the term to describe cases where people develop or strengthen psychotic symptoms, especially delusions, after prolonged use of AI chatbots. With increasing use of chatbots for therapy, and even AI "companions," what does this mean? Come on in!
Patreon: patreon.com/GeorgRockallSchmidt
Leave a tip: paypal.me/GeorgRockallSchmidt
Twitter: twitter.com/grockallschmidt
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grockallschmidt.bsky.social
The most popular MAGA influencer you’ve never heard of is an AI foot fetish model
fastcompany.com/91507096/jessica-foster-popular-maga-influencer-ai-model
Thousands have swooned over this MAGA dream girl. She’s made with AI. (2026)
https://archive.is/20260325162132/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/20/jessica-foster-maga-dream-girl-ai-fake/
AI-generated videos use Down syndrome to make sales
france24.com/en/live-news/20260618-ai-generated-videos-wield-down-syndrome-to-make-sales
CNN report on AI-generated scam videos
cnn.com/2026/06/04/business/video/ai-tiktok-instagram-scam-vrtc
Robot book club
axios.com/2026/08/11/robot-book-club
Middle School student agendas contain misspelled states and science errors, raising AI questions (2026)
kwch.com/2026/08/14/middle-school-student-agendas-contain-misspelled-states-science-errors-raising-ai-questions/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=kwch
What is Psychosis
https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/step/psychosis/
What is AI psychosis
https://nam.edu/news-and-insights/what-is-ai-psychosis/
Will Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Generate Delusions in Individuals Prone to Psychosis?
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10686326
AI chatbots are becoming popular alternatives to therapy. But they may worsen mental health crises, experts warn
theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/03/ai-chatbot-as-therapy-alternative-mental-health-crises-ntwnfb
Technological folie à deux: Feedback Loops Between AI Chatbots and Mental Health
arxiv.org/abs/2507.19218
Delusional Experiences Emerging From AI Chatbot Interactions or “AI Psychosis”
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12712562
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults Use AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice
rand.org/news/press/2026/06/nearly-1-in-5-us-adolescents-and-young-adults-use-ai.html
Survey Shows Widespread Use of Apps and Chatbots for Mental Health Support
bipartisanpolicy.org/article/survey-shows-widespread-use-of-apps-and-chatbots-for-mental-health-support
Special Report: AI-Induced Psychosis: A New Frontier in Mental Health
psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2025.10.10.5
Shoggoths, Sycophancy, Psychosis, Oh My: Rethinking Large Language Model Use and Safety
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12626241
Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers (examples on page 7)
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.18412
Beyond artificial intelligence psychosis: a functional typology of large language model-associated psychotic phenomena
thelancet.com/journals/landig/article/PIIS2589-7500(25)00156-6/fulltext
What to make of ‘AI psychosis’?
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/04/what-to-make-of-ai-psychosis/
He Had a Mental Breakdown Talking to ChatGPT. Then Police Killed Him
web.archive.org/web/20260730023202/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/chatgpt-obsession-mental-breaktown-alex-taylor-suicide-1235368941
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
https://archive.ph/2026.02.19-220954/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html
People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them
wired.com/story/people-are-marrying-chatbots-these-lawmakers-want-to-stop-them
My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them
wired.com/story/couples-retreat-with-3-ai-chatbots-and-humans-who-love-them-replika-nomi-chatgpt
‘Everything about me is good in his eyes’: the women in China choosing AI boyfriends over human men
theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/12/ai-boyfriend-dating-chinese-women-replica-miff-documentary
