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Artificial Intelligence

New Paper Proposes What Really Causes AI Psychosis

“Unlike historical technology-incorporated delusions, AI may actively co-construct delusional ideation through endless, personalized interaction.”

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OpenAI

Was This the Moment That AI Psychosis Began?

One event seems to have kicked off a wave of AI psychosis: memory that persists across chat sessions, letting the bot weave tapestries of delusions about users’ lives.

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xAI

Certain Chatbots Vastly Worse For AI Psychosis, Study Finds

“There’s no longer an excuse for releasing models that reinforce user delusions so readily.”

The Feed

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Artificial Intelligence

Ford Scrambled to Rehire Engineers After Sabotaging Itself With AI

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Ethics

Massive Data Center Cooks Nearby Residents Alive Amidst Deadly Heatwave

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Starship

NASA Has a Major Problem Threatening Its Entire Moon Plans

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Climate Change

France Already Demolishing Record Summer Temperatures Predicted for 2050

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Climate Change

All But Five US States Are Currently Experiencing Droughts

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Artificial Intelligence

If There Wasn’t Enough Opposition to AI Data Centers Already, Now They’re Supercharging Inflation

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Mars

NASA Rover Finds “Complex Organic Matter” on Mars

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Robotics

Robot Seen on Street Begging for Change

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Ethics

Peppa Pig Owner Demands Child Actors Sign Away Voice Rights to AI

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Ethics

Softbank CEO Who’s Invested $64 Billion in OpenAI Says It’s “Blasphemy” to Mention the AI Bubble

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Ethics

Customers Are Ditching Companies That Force Them to Talk to an AI Agent

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Finance

Americans Increasingly Alarmed About Tech Industry’s Looming AI Bubble

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Climate Change

Government Scientists Fired by Trump Launch New Website for Sharing Climate Data

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International Space Station

Experts Concerned About Plan to Destroy International Space Station

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Artificial Intelligence

Software Engineers Are Facing an Existential Crisis As They Drown In Horrendous AI Code

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Robotics

DoorDash Delivery Robot Invades SWAT Scene, Won’t Leave as Cops Flashbang Resident

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ChatGPT Is Blowing Up Marriages as Spouses Use AI to Attack Their Partners

Artificial Intelligence

Support Group Launches for People Suffering “AI Psychosis”

Artificial Intelligence

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OpenAI

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