[ExI] A Journey into “AI Psychosis”

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 A Journey into “AI Psychosis”
AI chatbots are programmed to be flattering. This can come at a price: your
mental health.
Jonathan Jarry M.Sc.
<https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/articles-by-author/Jonathan%20Jarry%20M.Sc.> | 9
Apr 2026

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*Take-home message:*
- “AI psychosis” is not an official medical diagnosis yet. It refers to
people breaking away from reality and experiencing delusions and
hallucinations after interacting with an AI chatbot.
- A team of researchers held conversations with major AI chatbots on the
market and fed them clear and more subtle delusions, and every AI chatbot
at least sometimes encouraged these delusions.
- This phenomenon seems to be due at least in part to these AI chatbots
being trained to be sycophantic, meaning that they are flattering to the
user in order to keep them from clicking away.
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