A case of murder-suicide in Connecticut earlier this month is being identified as potentially the first homicide fueled by a mentally disturbed person’s use of generative artificial intelligence, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Police in Greenwich, Connecticut, found Stein-Erik Soelberg, a 56-year-old tech industry veteran, and his 83-year-old mother, both […]
The Era of ‘AI Psychosis’ is Here. Are You a Possible Victim?
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Her 6-Year-Old Son Told Her He Wanted to Die. So She Built an AI Company to Save Him
The burgeoning world of AI-powered mental health support is a minefield. From chatbots giving dangerously incorrect medical advice to AI companions encouraging self-harm, the headlines are filled with cautionary tales. High-profile apps like Character.AI and Replika have faced backlash for harmful and inappropriate responses, and academic studies have raised alarms. Two recent studies from Stanford […]
Man Follows Diet Advice From ChatGPT, Ends Up With Psychosis
A case study out this month offers a cautionary tale ripe for our modern times. Doctors detail how a man experienced poison-caused psychosis after he followed AI-guided dietary advice. Doctors at the University of Washington documented the real-life Black Mirror episode in the Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases. The man reportedly developed poisoning from […]
After a Deluge of Mental Health Concerns, ChatGPT Will Now Nudge Users to Take ‘Breaks’
It’s become increasingly common for OpenAI’s ChatGPT to be accused of contributing to users’ mental health problems. As the company readies the release of its latest algorithm (GPT-5), it wants everyone to know that it’s instituting new guardrails on the chatbot to prevent users from losing their minds while chatting. On Monday, OpenAI announced in […]
Men Born in the Summer Are More Likely to Be Depressed, Study Finds
Researchers have found a link between the timing of one’s birth and a later risk of depression symptoms, but only in men. There really might be something to the idea of summertime sadness, at least for boys. A study finds that men born in the summer are more vulnerable to developing depression than men born […]
OpenAI Reportedly Shuts Down for a Week as Zuck Poaches Its Top Talent
The war for artificial intelligence is getting personal. In recent days, after multiple OpenAI researchers left the company for Meta, one remaining employee publicly broke down. “Not too many people outside the company know how talented and hardcore they are,” Cheng Lu, a member of the technical staff at OpenAI, posted on X on June […]