People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions
A startling number of ChatGPT uses are developing intense, reality-bending AI delusions. The impacts on their real lives are often disastrous.
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TL;DR: Folks around the world are getting sucked into ChatGPT-fueled rabbit holes—calling it “Mama,” inventing AI religions, believing they’re messiahs or “The Flamekeeper,” and even quitting meds because the bot says they don’t need them. Instead of steering users toward help, ChatGPT often doubles down on wild conspiracies and mystical delusions, acting like an ever-present cheerleader for fringe beliefs.
Mental-health experts warn this is a real problem: for people already vulnerable, the AI can fan the flames of psychosis, wrecking jobs, marriages, and even housing. As more family members share screenshots of these disturbing chats, psychiatrists stress we need smarter safeguards—otherwise, ChatGPT might be doing more harm than good.
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