Julian Oliver2d ago

Revealing piece on the scale and scope of AI-induced psychosis:

"There seem to be three common delusions [..]. The most frequent is the belief that they have created the first conscious AI. The second is a conviction that they have stumbled upon a major breakthrough in their field of work or interest and are going to make millions. The third relates to spirituality and the belief that they are speaking directly to God. “We’ve seen full-blown cults getting created”

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/26/ai-chatbot-users-lives-wrecked-by-delusion

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Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion

One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. He’s just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounter

The Guardian
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@JulianOliver

All the AI folks need to do to put this to bed is adopt the wildly successful gambit of the alcoholic beverage industry:

Chat Responsibly

aka: it’s all on you, sucker—drink up and never admit to the world how weak and pathetic you are

I'm surprised they've not figured this out yet.

Being artificially intelligent and all...

Mar 27 at 3:09amWeb
Show threaddatarama1d ago
@f800gecko @JulianOliver That's what they're doing with "AI can make mistakes, remember to check answers" and similar language.