NEW: SoundCloud has (again) updated its AI policies following backlash to a vague clause that allowed for the use of artists' music to train AI. Its CEO conceded that the language was "too broad." The updated policy requires opt-ins for genAI training. futurism.com/soundcloud-ai-…

NEW: We investigated several stories of people who spiraled into severe mental health crises after developing all-consuming obsessions with ChatGPT. Screenshots we reviewed show the AI directly engaging with and supporting user delusions/conspiracies. futurism.com/chatgpt-mental…

Excellent reporting here by Maggie Harrison Dupré abt how a sycophantic, enabling #ChatGPT is reinforcing unstable minds & sending people into deep spirals. I believe this phenomenon to be true & have seen evidence of it. futurism.com/chatgpt-mental…

People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions. “What these bots are saying is worsening delusions, and it's causing enormous harm." Great reporting from Maggie Harrison Dupré futurism.com/chatgpt-mental…

NEW: People are being involuntarily committed to psychiatric care facilities — and even ending up arrested or jailed — after becoming fixated on ChatGPT and other chatbots and spiraling into psychosis. futurism.com/commitment-jai…

⚠️ "Many ChatGPT users are developing all-consuming obsessions with the chatbot, spiraling into severe mental health crises characterized by paranoia, delusions, and breaks with reality." - by Maggie Harrison Dupré for Futurism 👉 futurism.com/commitment-jai… #ChatGPT #MentalHealth

Are Google AI Overviews leading you to the best results on the web? Or is this just a new prime spot for selling you products you will regret buying? Well, it turns out this rabbit hole is a deep one. housefresh.com/beware-of-the-…

1/ 🧵 New preprint out now: "Delusions by Design? How Everyday AIs Might Be Fuelling Psychosis (and What Can Be Done About It)" We explore how LLMs may shape thinking in people vulnerable to psychosis — for better or worse. 📄 osf.io/preprints/psya…

1/ AI-Associated Psychosis is increasingly reported in the media and in online spaces like Reddit. I've seen cases in clinical practice and have received emails from concerned friends/family about loved ones falling down the rabbit hole. Here's some explanations/tips to help...

12/ There are also now support groups for AI-associated psychosis such as The Human Line Project (thehumanlineproject.org) and in subReddits. It can be particularly helpful to hear from peers who've recovered from AI-associated psychosis. futurism.com/support-group-…

13/ Finally, if someone is tipping over into frank psychosis, they should be referred for mental health care. Of course, this is often easier said than done, and sometimes meeting the threshold for involuntary treatment is the only way to get help. futurism.com/commitment-jai…

2. "ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners" by Maggie Harrison Dupré "This piece hit a nerve. These dynamics can emerge even in 'healthy' marriages and between people without serious mental health struggles." futurism.com/chatgpt-marria…

1pm ET/10am PT #TheBigStory Is AI weakening our moral compass? Maria Kestane & Maggie Harrison Dupré + #ICYMI: From Tilly to tariffs: Hollywood is bracing for impact Melanie Ng Listen then: siriusxm.ca/CanadaTalksLive Or anytime: sxm.app.link/TheBigStory

My invited op-ed on the subject of "AI psychosis" at The BMJ Have a read: bmj.com/content/391/bm…