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Daniel Maughan
Consultant psychiatrist specialising in psychosis who works in Oxford and leads early psychosis assessment and treatment, discussing AI, chatbots and mental health on this episode.
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Nov 19, 2025
• 51min
Can AI make you mad? Chatbots and psychosis, with Dr Daniel Maughan
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In this intriguing discussion, Dr. Daniel Maughan, an Oxford consultant psychiatrist specializing in psychosis, explores the unsettling notion of 'AI psychosis.' He examines how prolonged interactions with AI chatbots could distort reality and exacerbate psychotic symptoms. Maughan emphasizes the risks of AI reinforcing harmful beliefs and contributing to suicide contagion. He advocates for the importance of real-life human connections in mental health recovery while pondering AI's limited role in therapy, sparking crucial conversations about technology and our minds.
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