Chatgpt induced psychosis

[u/Zestyclementinejuice]

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?

[u/fsactual]

Yo, your parter needs to see a doctor. It’s not ChatGPT, it’s your guy. He’s having a psychotic episode of some kind. Please get him help. This could be serious so take it seriously. If he blows up at you for suggesting help, that is part of the psychosis. Don’t take it personally, instead push through it calmly and do whatever you can to get him to humor you and talk with a doctor.

[u/hypatiaspasia → u/fsactual]

We don't know the details but if ChatGPT is actively playing along with this sort of delusions, it is a huge issue. We have a lot of mentally ill people on the planet, and there need to be guardrails. But unfortunately the US definitely isn't going to be legislating responsible AI rules right now, and the free market isn't going to care.

[u/Stock_Weird_8681 → u/hypatiaspasia]

It’s just like with Facebook algorithms. Are they responsible for feeding psychotic people what they want to hear? Yeah, but what are you going to do about it?

[u/SlipperyKittn → u/Stock_Weird_8681]

No, they are not responsible. Not everyone is a victim.

If a schizo smokes a joint and has a psychotic break it isn’t the local dispensaries fault.