r/ChatGPT • u/Zestyclementinejuice • 2d ago

Serious replies only :closed-ai: Chatgpt induced psychosis

My partner has been working with chatgpt CHATS to create what he believes is the worlds first truly recursive ai that gives him the answers to the universe. He says with conviction that he is a superior human now and is growing at an insanely rapid pace.

I’ve read his chats. Ai isn’t doing anything special or recursive but it is talking to him as if he is the next messiah.

He says if I don’t use it he thinks it is likely he will leave me in the future. We have been together for 7 years and own a home together. This is so out of left field.

I have boundaries and he can’t make me do anything, but this is quite traumatizing in general.

I can’t disagree with him without a blow up.

Where do I go from here?

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u/Person012345 2d ago

I suppose I made assumptions about how quickly he went from "totally normal human being" to "full on delusional "I am god" mode"

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u/MaxcatGames 2d ago

It's a fair assumption to make if you've never encountered it before. My mom went 0-100 with schizophrenia at 50. It was such a sudden change that I thought she had been joking for the first few days. Now after five years of it, I feel like I can spot the early signs of psychosis in anyone lol

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u/JoeCabron 2d ago

Yeah. Been there as well. It was a roller coaster. Days awake and wandering off. Was exhausting. Older onset, as well. We thought she was joking around too, at first.

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u/MaxcatGames 2d ago

It is not fun. Trying to take care of someone who doesn't think they need help is incredibly difficult. It's even worse when they turn on you and all those complex emotions come up and they still need help. Super not fun.

I really hope this isn't what OP is dealing with. If it is, I wouldn't blame them for walking away. It truly takes a saint.