OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week

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www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-psychosis-and-self-…

OpenAI says hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users may show signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251027183454/https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-psychosis-and-self-harm-update/

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higgsboson

5 months ago

Ahh, right, that is what I was getting at. I suspect that the percentage of people who have at some point experienced psychotic symptoms is probably higher than most people realize.

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