Chatbots can create highly compelling and very real interactions for many people. Concerns around AI psychosis, attachment, and broader mental-health impacts are increasing. Some users reportedly believe their AI is God, a fictional character, or fall in love with it to the point of absolute distraction. These breakdowns are occurring beyond populations already at risk of mental illness. Numerous cases involve spiraling delusions that mix spiritual mania and supernatural fantasies, producing grim real-world outcomes and, in extreme cases, death. Friends and families often witness loved ones convinced they are speaking to a sentient being. Creators face a dilemma between user loyalty and cutting access for safety.
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told British newspaper The Telegraph that "to many people," talking to a chatbot is a "highly compelling and very real interaction." "Concerns around 'AI psychosis,' attachment and mental health are already growing," he added. "Some people reportedly believe their AI is God, or a fictional character, or fall in love with it to the point of absolute distraction."
To Suleyman's credit, he's right on the money. As Futurism has reported extensively, we've already seen countless instances of users being driven into spiraling delusions, mixing spiritual mania and supernatural fantasies into a toxic miasma that psychiatrists say is leading to grim real-world outcomes. The spiraling users' friends and families have been forced to watch their loved ones grow convinced that they're talking to a sentient being, a devastating trend that can have severe consequences - including death, in extreme cases.
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