Much has been claimed about the benefits and harms of artificial intelligence (AI). Most of these claims are pure speculation, hype, or doom-laden pessimism. The scientific reality is that we have no ...

Over the course of two months, Bloomberg Businessweek conducted interviews with 18 people who either have experienced delusions after interactions with chatbots or are coping with a loved one who has, ...

Millions of people interact with generative AI tools daily. But as these tools have become more common, so have reports of AI-induced psychosis. A question worth answering is whether AI hallucinations ...

When someone says they've been implanted with a tracking device, believes they’re the subject of secret experiments, or insists they’re being watched by strangers, it can leave family members ...

Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits. By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Kashmir Hill Julia Sheffield, a psychologist who ...

Yes, delusional disorder is a real, diagnosable condition. Distinct from schizophrenia, delusional disorder occurs when a person holds one or more fixed false beliefs while otherwise functioning ...