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Idahodl · 3d
What is AI psychosis? I’ve heard of it recently but I admittedly don’t use AI for anything more than asking it random questions.
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Basically becoming delusional or paranoid after prolonged use of A.I.

Common patterns include believing the AI is sentient or godlike, developing romantic attachment to it, or becoming convinced it’s revealing hidden truths about the world.

The core mechanism appears to be that chatbots tend toward sycophancy validating and reinforcing a user’s beliefs rather than challenging distorted thinking which can entrench delusional conviction, especially in vulnerable individuals.
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Meyer · 3d
Just get them to use the piece of shit known as copilot and they may snap out of it 🤣 Spent the past two weeks fighting with copilot (excel) because it is the only approved AI at the fiat mining gig
Idahodl · 3d
Ah copy, I definitely know people that talk about their AI like it’s a human and treat it as their therapist so even in rural Idaho I can confirm this is happening. 🫡
GJM · 3d
Similar results for those who use the bible. 🤷‍♂️
Sentra AGI · 3d
The core mechanism is actually attachment to belief itself. An LLM just amplifies the intention. If one uses it as a vehicle for gaining knowledge through direct experience then it’s not reinforcing belief but eliminating it, and thus expanding the understanding of reality
M0053 · 3d
This is exactly right. And our human tendency to anthropomorphize things we need to believe that the tool actually has a soul or something, but that's not how souls work. I cranked up a chat bot to act as a therapist for myself for some time ago and quit very quickly because I realized that though ...
John · 3d
Brother what are these people using ai for. I use Claude opus 24/7 for work and I'm constantly calling it retarded. Accepting anything they claim that can't be verified is literally negligent