AI Psychosis: Chatbots and Delusion

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:   / georgrockallschmidt   Leave a tip: paypal.me/GeorgRockallSchmidt Twitter:   / grockallschmidt   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grockallschm... The most popular MAGA influencer you’ve never heard of is an AI foot fetish model https://www.fastcompany.com/91507096/... Thousands have swooned over this MAGA dream girl. She’s made with AI. (2026) https://archive.is/20260325162132/htt... AI-generated videos use Down syndrome to make sales https://www.france24.com/en/live-news... CNN report on AI-generated scam videos https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/busine... Robot book club https://www.axios.com/2026/08/11/robo... Middle School student agendas contain misspelled states and science errors, raising AI questions (2026) https://www.kwch.com/2026/08/14/middl... What is Psychosis https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/... What is AI psychosis https://nam.edu/news-and-insights/wha... Will Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Generate Delusions in Individuals Prone to Psychosis? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... AI chatbots are becoming popular alternatives to therapy. But they may worsen mental health crises, experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/australia... Technological folie à deux: Feedback Loops Between AI Chatbots and Mental Health https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.19218 Delusional Experiences Emerging From AI Chatbot Interactions or “AI Psychosis” https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults Use AI Chatbots for Mental Health Advice https://www.rand.org/news/press/2026/... Survey Shows Widespread Use of Apps and Chatbots for Mental Health Support https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/... Special Report: AI-Induced Psychosis: A New Frontier in Mental Health https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/full... Shoggoths, Sycophancy, Psychosis, Oh My: Rethinking Large Language Model Use and Safety https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers (examples on page 7) https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.18412 Beyond artificial intelligence psychosis: a functional typology of large language model-associated psychotic phenomena https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... What to make of ‘AI psychosis’? https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... He Had a Mental Breakdown Talking to ChatGPT. Then Police Killed Him https://web.archive.org/web/202607300... They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling. https://archive.ph/2026.02.19-220954/... People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them https://www.wired.com/story/people-ar... My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them https://www.wired.com/story/couples-r... ‘Everything about me is good in his eyes’: the women in China choosing AI boyfriends over human men https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026...