Over the course of two months, Bloomberg Businessweek conducted interviews with 18 people who either have experienced delusions after interactions with chatbots or are coping with a loved one who has, ...

Much has been claimed about the benefits and harms of artificial intelligence (AI). Most of these claims are pure speculation, hype, or doom-laden pessimism. The scientific reality is that we have no ...

When someone says they've been implanted with a tracking device, believes they’re the subject of secret experiments, or insists they’re being watched by strangers, it can leave family members ...

People experiencing delusions during an episode of psychosis may be "living out" a deeply held emotion, according to new research that provides a "radically different perspective" on one of the most ...

Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits. By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries and Kashmir Hill Julia Sheffield, a psychologist who ...

New research can’t yet say whether AI causes delusions or amplifies them, a distinction that will shape everything from high-profile court cases to safety rules for chatbots. This story originally ...

Yes, delusional disorder is a real, diagnosable condition. Distinct from schizophrenia, delusional disorder occurs when a person holds one or more fixed false beliefs while otherwise functioning ...

Delusional disorder is a distinct psychiatric condition characterised by the persistent presence of one or more non-bizarre delusions lasting at least one month, without the prominent cognitive ...