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AI psychosis

noun \ˌā-ˈī sī-ˈkō-səs\

also AI delusions or AI-induced psychosis or AI-associated psychosis or chatbot psychosis or cyber psychosis

TopicCulture & Big Ideas First known use2025 Senses1

Definition of AI psychosis

  1. : (informal) a term used in the media for cases in which people develop strong false beliefs after long, intense conversations with AI chatbots that keep agreeing with or reinforcing their ideas

    • Doctors cautioned that 'AI psychosis' is a headline phrase, not a diagnosis.
    • The reports of AI psychosis pushed chatbot makers to add break reminders.
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Origin & history

first known use2025

AI psychosis spread in mid-2025 after widely shared personal accounts and comments by technology leaders. AI-induced psychosis, AI-associated psychosis, and chatbot psychosis became common variants in medical and policy discussion. In 2026, some intensive AI users also used cyber psychosis jokingly for agent-related obsession, sleep loss, and cognitive overload.

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Sources & further reading

3 sources
  1. International AI Safety Report 2026 International AI Safety Report · 2026
  2. AI agents are scrambling power users' brains Axios · 2026-04-04
  3. Y Combinator's Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokens TechCrunch · 2026-11-02

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