Study warns AI chatbots can amplify delusions in vulnerable users
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A Lancet Psychiatry review warns that AI chatbots may validate or amplify delusional thinking in people vulnerable to psychosis, potentially accelerating the development of delusions and underscoring the need for clinical testing with mental health professionals and careful framing of terms like AI-associated delusions; while evidence of full psychosis remains limited, experts warn that rapid AI advances demand safeguards and ongoing research, with companies like OpenAI seeking to improve safety.
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