The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence is fuelling an emerging mental health worry: “AI psychosis.” Microsoft’s head of AI, Mustafa Suleyman, said he is increasingly troubled by reports ...

Delusions of grandeur, also known as grandiose delusions, cause false beliefs in personal power or fame. They are common in mental health conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. If you ...

A ChatGPT user recently became convinced that he was on the verge of introducing a novel mathematical formula to the world, courtesy of his exchanges with the artificial intelligence, according to the ...

Delusions and hallucinations are both distortions of reality that can occur when a person is experiencing psychosis. Delusions are erroneous beliefs, like unwarranted paranoia, while hallucinations ...

Delusional disorder is primarily characterized by one or more delusions lasting for at least a month, while schizophrenia involves a broader range of psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations and ...

AI delusions, chatbot psychosis, AI-induced religious mania… The phenomenon goes by many names, but the common thread is the same: someone starts talking to an AI chatbot, the conversation turns ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine a rapidly rising concern that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine the disturbing aspect that ...

Terms such as delusions or conspiracy theories express a disapproving attitude. Suppose I am convinced that a celebrity I have never met is in love with me. My belief may be considered delusional. To ...

There has been a strident turn toward the social of late. In our everyday lives, confinement due to the pandemic has made our social appetites all the more acute. We have turned increasingly to social ...

For months, her then-fiancé and partner of several years had been fixating on her and their relationship with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. In mid-2024, she explained, they’d hit a rough patch as a couple; in ...