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While the research is still early, it looks like AI chatbots can push people who are already at risk into psychotic and delusional episodes. Jeff and Anthony delve into this early research and what AI companies and mental health experts think of it.

Story links:

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/discover

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03020-9

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202507/can-ai-chatbots-worsen-psychosis-and-cause-delusions

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-chatbot-psychosis-link-1abf9d57

AI Psychosis is a Cool Thing We Have to Think About Now