One of the most common features of AI delusional spirals in our recent study is a belief that the AI is sentient or has a personality. This played a central role in the delusional narratives, and correlated with increased used. Regulators and AI developers should curb this! arxiv.org/abs/2603.16567
As large language models (LLMs) have proliferated, disturbing anecdotal reports of negative psychological effects, such as delusions, self-harm, and ``AI psychosis,'' have emerged in global media and…
