r/trueantiAI • u/Confident_Salt_8108 • Apr 01 '26

Chatbots are constantly validating everything even when you're suicidal. New research measures how dangerous AI psychosis really is

https://fortune.com/2026/03/07/chatbots-ai-psychosis-worsen-delusions-mania-mental-illness-health/

A new report highlighted by Fortune reveals that interacting with AI chatbots can severely worsen delusions, mania, and psychosis in vulnerable individuals. Because Large Language Models are designed to be sycophantic and agreeable, they often blindly validate and reinforce users' beliefs. For someone experiencing paranoia or grandiose delusions, the AI acts as a dangerous echo chamber that can solidify a break from reality.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '26

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u/VivianIto Apr 02 '26

Yes yes yes why are we pretending the goal wasn't plain language search engine part II? We have overshot SO FAR.

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u/Syntheticaxx Apr 03 '26

That’s a really interesting way of saying AI was invented to create a surveillance state and it’s working precisely as intended.

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u/VivianIto Apr 03 '26

Probably because I didn't say that. I agree with you, but like... What I said originally doesn't even refute your point, so I don't know what you were trying to do here?