psychotic

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But it has also been criticized for being overly sycophantic toward users, and doctors have linked it with cases of chatbot users developing psychotic delusions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

“I was 20 or 21 then. I’d had a psychotic episode and was taken to a public hospital in Massachusetts,” says Palm Springs-based artist Lisa McCord of the self-portrait she later staged.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Coroner Rachel Spearing concluded he was "in the likely grip of a psychotic episode".

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Numerous users have reported that the chatbot is overly sycophantic, leading some to spiral into manic and psychotic episodes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

"I've realized what's happening. I'm having a stress-related breakdown. Or at least a minor psychotic episode brought on by the trauma of last night's attack."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda