AI Psychosis: Users Complain About ChatGPT

In the US, complaints against OpenAI are rising: about 200 people reported to the FTC about mental health issues after chatting with ChatGPT. People describe panic attacks, hallucinations, derealization, and even the feeling that AI 'stole their mind'.

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

⚡️ We may have encountered a new risk of the digital age — the 'emotional effect of AI'.