I kept digging into that AI company behind Sports Illustrated's fake writers. Turns out it's created tons more fake writers across the web, sometimes for surprisingly huge media clients. And then things get even wilder... For @futurism // https://t.co/CzVSglV3zN

Terrific article by @mags_h11 on a very special support group helping people experiencing AI delusions. Read it @futurism. Link below.

Pre-print of our case of new-onset AI-associated psychosis in a patient with no prior psychotic episodes. Although there have been many such reports in the media, I believe this the first case published in the academic literature. https://t.co/f6uYWzjFut

My invited op-ed on the subject of "AI psychosis" at @bmj_latest Have a read: https://t.co/MrUXM2AXRv

1pm ET/10am PT #TheBigStory Is AI weakening our moral compass? @MariaKestane & @mags_h11 + #ICYMI: From Tilly to tariffs: Hollywood is bracing for impact @CityMelanie Listen then: https://t.co/IB4oKFqnCr Or anytime: https://t.co/FDbGsOnLRq

2. "ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners" by @mags_h11 "This piece hit a nerve. These dynamics can emerge even in 'healthy' marriages and between people without serious mental health struggles." https://t.co/1aUUfDorYK

OpenAI's response to this story:

Absolutely is worth noting btw that OpenAI continues to characterize relationship/life advice as accepted use cases for ChatGPT, despite recent reporting about the bizarre and often disturbing ways that ChatGPT is interacting with people's mental health and psyches:

I talked to the Stanford addiction scientist Dr. Anna Lembke for this piece, who emphasized the physical effect that social validation has on the brain, and how that may be contributing to unhealthy ChatGPT/AI dependency:

The vast majority of these stories also involve children, meaning that people are suddenly finding themselves in custody battles that follow the swift erosion of their marriages/long-term relationships.

This story is the product of extensive reporting, and the many throughlines between stories were striking. For the most part, folks I talked to were blindsided — they believed their marriage was secure, if imperfect. Once ChatGPT became their spouse's confidante, that changed.

NEW: ChatGPT is causing chaos in marriages, as one spouse becomes fixated on AI therapy/advice/spiritual wisdom — alienating the other spouse and, often, resulting in divorce. In some cases, ChatGPT-enmeshed spouses are using the tech to bully partners. https://t.co/dKXVrBo7P3

13/ Finally, if someone is tipping over into frank psychosis, they should be referred for mental health care. Of course, this is often easier said than done, and sometimes meeting the threshold for involuntary treatment is the only way to get help. https://t.co/nkGl86MgWh

12/ There are also now support groups for AI-associated psychosis such as The Human Line Project ( https://t.co/eOx1RvGbOg) and in subReddits. It can be particularly helpful to hear from peers who've recovered from AI-associated psychosis. https://t.co/Yzp3LYuWzr

1/ AI-Associated Psychosis is increasingly reported in the media and in online spaces like Reddit. I've seen cases in clinical practice and have received emails from concerned friends/family about loved ones falling down the rabbit hole. Here's some explanations/tips to help...

1/ 🧵 New preprint out now: "Delusions by Design? How Everyday AIs Might Be Fuelling Psychosis (and What Can Be Done About It)" We explore how LLMs may shape thinking in people vulnerable to psychosis — for better or worse. 📄

Are Google AI Overviews leading you to the best results on the web? Or is this just a new prime spot for selling you products you will regret buying? Well, it turns out this rabbit hole is a deep one. https://t.co/IV0OwbDnlY

⚠️ "Many ChatGPT users are developing all-consuming obsessions with the chatbot, spiraling into severe mental health crises characterized by paranoia, delusions, and breaks with reality." - by @mags_h11 for @futurism 👉 https://t.co/SSvTmVuDhr #ChatGPT #MentalHealth

NEW: People are being involuntarily committed to psychiatric care facilities — and even ending up arrested or jailed — after becoming fixated on ChatGPT and other chatbots and spiraling into psychosis. https://t.co/EPd6iz63cf

People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions. “What these bots are saying is worsening delusions, and it's causing enormous harm." Great reporting from @mags_h11

Excellent reporting here by @mags_h11 abt how a sycophantic, enabling #ChatGPT is reinforcing unstable minds & sending people into deep spirals. I believe this phenomenon to be true & have seen evidence of it. https://t.co/RjlC9ET7VJ