People Are Becoming Obsessed with ChatGPT and Spiraling Into Severe Delusions
Across the world, people say their loved ones are developing intense obsessions with ChatGPT and spiraling into severe mental health crises. A mother of two, for instance, told us how she watched in alarm as her former husband developed an all-consuming relationship with the OpenAI chatbot, calling it "Mama" and posting delirious rants about being a messiah in a new AI religion, while dressing in shamanic-looking robes and showing off freshly-inked tattoos of AI-generated spiritual symbols. "I am shocked by the effect that this technology has had on my ex-husband's life, and all of the people in their life as [...]