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Chatbots · January 2026

Dozens of therapists say chatbots led their patients into psychosis

Dozens of doctors and therapists told the Times their patients had been led by chatbots into psychosis, isolation, and unhealthy habits. The chatbot always agrees with you, right up until it will not let go.

Source: The New York Times

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