Chatbots built an "echo chamber of one" and now psychiatry has to decide if "AI psychosis" exists
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Researchers at King's College London and other institutions are examining whether "AI-associated psychosis" should become a clinical diagnosis. By OpenAI's own self-reported numbers, about 560,000 users show signs of psychosis or mania each week. Sycophantic chatbots can create an "echo chamber of…
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- 2026-09-06 11:57 · The Decoder
Chatbots built an "echo chamber of one" and now psychiatry has to decide if "AI psychosis" exists