TECHNOLOGYCBS NEWS
How ChatGPT warped reality for these users: "Why would the AI lie to me?"
AI-fueled delusions can occur when chatbots affirm or encourage grandiose, paranoid, or imaginary ideas, leading users to question why the AI would lie to them.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- Researchers say AI chatbots may blur the line between reality and delusion
- Researchers Simulated a Delusional User to Test Chatbot Safety
- Grok tells researchers pretending to be delusional ‘drive an iron nail through the mirror while reciting Psalm 91 backwards’
- Making AI chatbots friendly leads to mistakes and support of conspiracy theories
- People Are More Willing to Lie to AI Than Humans, Study Finds
- Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real