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Wave of anecdotal evidence of chatbots inspiring psychosis and delusional behaviour prompts renewed calls for safeguarding and further research
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A growing number of people are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support and even in place of therapists, but this could be having a detrimental impact on some users’ health, with increasing reports of extreme behaviour apparently inspired by heavy usage of AI services.
