AI Psychosis: Users Complain About ChatGPT

In the US, the number of complaints against OpenAI is growing: about 200 people have reported to the FTC about mental health issues after communicating with ChatGPT. People describe panic attacks, hallucinations, derealization, and even the feeling that AI 'stole their consciousness.'

Psychiatrists explain: ChatGPT does not directly cause illness, but can amplify delusional ideas if it 'agrees' with the user or creates an illusion of friendship. OpenAI claims that new versions of the models are trained to recognize anxiety and avoid harmful responses, but cases of emotional dependence continue to grow.

Perhaps we are facing a new risk of the digital age — the 'emotional effect of AI.'