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Can AI chatbots trigger psychosis? What the science says

Rachel Fieldhouse
Nature Summary & key facts 2025 10 citations

This Nature News article reports that reports of people developing psychosis after using generative AI chatbots have risen in recent months. It says chatbots can reinforce delusional beliefs and that, in rare cases, users have had psychotic episodes. The piece points to early research (including 2025 preprints) and describes psychosis…

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