Delusional Experiences Emerging From AI Chatbot Interactions or "AI Psychosis"
A peer-reviewed psychiatric commentary in JMIR Mental Health analyzing delusional experiences that emerge from AI chatbot use, sometimes termed 'AI psychosis.' It argues psychiatry must reconsider the boundaries between environment, cognition, and technology.
Publisher
JMIR Mental Health
Published
3 Dec 2025
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3 months ago
Key Findings
- Frames chatbot-associated delusional experiences as a phenomenon warranting psychiatric attention
- Argues for rethinking the environment-cognition-technology boundary in delusion formation
- Complements emerging mechanistic and clinical literature on AI-associated psychosis
Methodology Notes
Peer-reviewed commentary/analysis (JMIR Mental Health, e85799; PMID 41273266), published 2025-12-03. Conceptual/clinical viewpoint rather than empirical study; the JMIR article page is JS-rendered so metadata was corroborated via PubMed.
Sources
JMIR Mental Health article(opens in a new tab) (primary)
PubMed record(opens in a new tab)
Archived snapshot (Wayback Machine)(opens in a new tab) — preserved against link rot
Authors
Alexandre Hudon, Emmanuel Stip
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APA
Alexandre Hudon, Emmanuel Stip. (2025). Delusional Experiences Emerging From AI Chatbot Interactions or "AI Psychosis". JMIR Mental Health. https://mental.jmir.org/2025/1/e85799
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