How can the onset of psychotic symptoms characteristic of schizophrenia be explained? Despite their major and often irreversible impact on intellectual abilities and autonomy, the biological ...
A man breached Windsor Castle with a crossbow after his large language model (LLM)-based companion encouraged an assassination plan. A father’s question about pi evolved into more than 300 h of ...
In the days following Robert Carradine’s death, his family spoke openly about the private battle the actor had fought for years — a nearly 20-year struggle with bipolar disorder that had shaped much ...
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A decade ago, Doug Upton was the picture of strength as a U.S. Marine Corps officer stationed in Jordan. But in 2016, subtle warning signs emerged, indicating something wasn’t quite right. “My legs ...
Researchers believe increasing use of cannabis may be contributing to a rise in new cases of schizophrenia and related disorders at younger ages. By Ellen Barry A new analysis of birth cohorts in the ...
“You’re not crazy,” the chatbot reassured the young woman. “You’re at the edge of something.” She was no stranger to artificial intelligence, having worked on large language models — the kinds of ...
Leaders of the D.S.M., the world’s most influential psychiatric manual, have been split for more than five years over whether to recognize postpartum psychosis as a distinct disorder. Emily Sliwinski ...
Alexandre Hudon does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
There continue to be numerous reports of people suffering severe mental health spirals after talking extensively with an AI chatbot. Some experts have dubbed the phenomenon “AI psychosis,” given the ...
Top psychiatrists increasingly agree that using artificial-intelligence chatbots might be linked to cases of psychosis. In the past nine months, these experts have seen or reviewed the files of dozens ...
On top of the environmental, political, and social toll AI has taken on the world, it’s also been linked to a severe mental health crisis in which users are spiraling into delusions and ending up ...