Psychiatrists are seeing a new kind of patient in the waiting room, people who arrive clutching chat logs instead of diaries and insisting that an artificial companion is sending them secret messages.

Arguably just as pressing is a parallel warning from scientists that growing dependence on AI may gradually weaken human cognition. Østergaard first sounded alarms in 2023, when he predicted people ...

Can a chatbot make someone lose touch with reality? That’s the question I posed to psychiatrist John Luo of the University of California, Irvine, on a recent episode of my podcast "Relating to AI," ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is AI technology truly a threat to our mental and emotional well-being, or a symptom of a much broader problem? Photograph by Qi ...

When generative AI systems produce false information, this is often framed as AI "hallucinating at us"—generating errors that we might mistakenly accept as true. But a new study argues we should pay ...

New research warns conversational AI may reinforce false beliefs by validating and expanding users’ narratives, increasing risks of delusion and AI-induced psychosis.

A surge in reports of psychosis-like symptoms linked to intensive chatbot use has prompted an urgent effort by researchers, physicians, and technology developers to understand how these tools may ...

An emerging public health issue caused by artificial intelligence poses a new national security threat. Expect AI-induced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Content warning: Discussions of suicide and self-harm. Amidst the conversation, a new term has been coined: "AI psychosis." While ...

Lessons from Camille Carlton on AI regulation, chatbot harms, accountability, and protecting human connection without stifling innovation.