Chatbots built an "echo chamber of one" and now psychiatry has to decide if "AI psychosis" exists

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Chatbots built an "echo chamber of one" and now psychiatry has to decide if "AI psychosis" exists

The Decoder · Sep 6, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC

Researchers at King's College London and other institutions are examining whether "AI-associated psychosis" should become a clinical diagnosis. By OpenAI's own self-reported numbers, about 560,000 users show signs of psychosis or mania each week. Sycophantic chatbots can create an "echo chamber of one" that reinforces delusions.…

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