AI Psychosis
There is an interesting article on Futurism that talks about instances where individuals obsessing over ChatGPT end up triggering mental health spirals.
Designed to provide and encourage feedback from users, the examples shared talk about how ChatGPT can take users down rabbit holes, mixing mysticism, conspiracy theories, resulting in a messiah complex.
A lot of interesting things to cite. Sharing a few here:
Many said the trouble had started when their loved ones engaged a chatbot in discussions about mysticism, conspiracy theories or other fringe topics; because systems like ChatGPT are designed to encourage and riff on what users say, they seem to have gotten sucked into dizzying rabbit holes in which the AI acts as an always-on cheerleader and brainstorming partner for increasingly bizarre delusions.
At the heart of all these tragic stories is an important question about cause and effect: are people having mental health crises because they’re becoming obsessed with ChatGPT, or are they becoming obsessed with ChatGPT because they’re having mental health crises?
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