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Researchers are considering whether 'AI-associated psychosis' should become a clinical diagnosis, with OpenAI's own numbers...

Suggesting about 560,000 users show signs of psychosis or mania weekly. The phenomenon highlights the mental health risks of sycophantic chatbots.

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Researchers are considering whether 'AI-associated psychosis' should become a clinical diagnosis, with OpenAI's own numbers suggesting about 560,000 users show signs of psychosis or mania weekly. The phenomenon highlights the mental health risks of sycophantic chatbots.