it’s literally making its users nuts, or exacerbating their existing mental illness. not hyperbole, according to psychologists. and this isn’t conjecture:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202507/can-ai-chatbots-worsen-psychosis-and-cause-delusions

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-spiritual-delusions-destroying-human-relationships-1235330175/

https://futurism.com/openai-investor-chatgpt-mental-health

https://archive.is/Tv4Rr

https://futurism.com/chatgpt-psychosis-antichrist-aliens

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10686326/

https://lavocedinewyork.com/en/lifestyles/2025/06/29/when-the-machine-takes-over-the-mind-ais-terrifying-dark-side/

https://bytefeed.ai/psychosis/the-emerging-problem-of-ai-induced-psychosis-a-growing-concern-in-mental-health/

https://www.papsychotherapy.org/blog/when-the-chatbot-becomes-the-crisis-understanding-ai-induced-psychosis)