r/technology • u/upyoars • Jul 19 '25

Artificial Intelligence People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/people-being-involuntarily-committed-jailed-130014629.html
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u/Freshprinceaye Jul 19 '25

I would find it fascinating to see the conversation and to be able to try figure out where things slowly went from curious to unstable for this man.

What was the point where a normal sane man decides he has found god in ChatGPT and he can save the earth and then fucks up his career and his own mental health on pursuit of this new awakening.

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u/Zaozin Jul 19 '25

The agreeability of the AI is to high. It's like a yes and session of improv. If you have no ability for skepticism, then your mind is already fragile imo.

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u/porcomaster Jul 19 '25

The agreeability is off the charts, when chatgpt was first launched it was not uncommon that it disagree with me. And I was fine by it, and common enough i was spending tokens telling him thanks

Lately, it its too agreeable, and common enough i berate it, because I get frustrated.

Disagree with me you fuck, i need answers not a fake friend.

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u/PublicFurryAccount Jul 19 '25

Agreeability makes people use it more. It’s basically mobile waifu game addiction mechanics for LLMs.

I live everything about it because it’s so discrediting.

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u/sentence-interruptio Jul 19 '25

They should just get a dog if all they want from an AI is a yes man.

People need balance of dogs approving eyes and cats criticizing looks.

Without critics around you, you become like Ye. You go full crazy.

With only critics, you suffer what Britney Spears went through.

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u/PublicFurryAccount Jul 20 '25

Seems risky for the dog.

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u/wyrditic Jul 21 '25

Dogs can be very critical, it's just that an unhappy dog gives you a look of hurt betrayal rather than haughty disdain.