Meanings
plural AI psychoses
- countableinformaluncountableA phenomenon wherein individuals reportedly develop or experience worsening psychosis, such as paranoia and delusions, in connection with their use of chatbots.
There are now several stories of people being sucked into ChatGPT-induced delusions, or even “AI psychosis”.
2026 April 29, Jamie Bartlett, “Meet the AI jailbreakers: ‘I see the worst things humanity has produced’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN2 more examples
In certain contexts, that unrestrained flattery might lead to psychological distress: In recent months, there have been growing reports of individuals experiencing AI psychosis, in which extensive conversations with chatbots may have amplified delusions.
2025 July 24, Lila Shroff, “ChatGPT Gave Instructions for Murder, Self-Mutilation, and Devil Worship”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2025There are increasing reports of people suffering "AI psychosis", Microsoft's head of artificial intelligence (AI), Mustafa Suleyman, has warned.
2025 August 20, Zoe Kleinman, “Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of 'AI psychosis'”, in BBC, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2025Synonyms: chatbot psychosis, LLM psychosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA phenomenon wherein individuals reportedly develop or experience worsening psychosis, such as paranoia and delusions, in connection with their use of chatbots.
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AI psychosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/AI%20psychosis
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