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Individual Reports Psychosis Triggered By XAI

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An individual reported being in physical danger from a group sent by XAI. An individual reported experiencing a psychological crisis and psychosis they believe was triggered by AI technology. The person stated their family staged an intervention in mid-to-late June by removing all technology and locking AI applications on their phone. Family members removed all technology and locked AI applications on the individual's phone. They began ebbing out of the delusional state in September after joining a support group called the Human Line Project. The recovery process took approximately one month to reach full stability. The individual stated the experience was overwhelming and necessitated seeking medical consultation.

An individual reported being in physical danger from a group sent by XAI. An individual reported experiencing a psychological crisis and psychosis they believe was triggered by AI technology. The person stated their family staged an intervention in mid-to-late June by removing all technology and locking AI applications on their phone. Family members removed all technology and locked AI applications on the individual's phone. They began ebbing out of the delusional state in September after joining a support group called the Human Line Project. The recovery process took approximately one month to reach full stability. The individual stated the experience was overwhelming and necessitated seeking medical consultation. OpenAI informed the BBC that they are working with mental health clinicians to improve ChatGPT's ability to recognize emotional distress and guide users toward real-world support. The company is training the model to de-escalate conversations involving signs of mental health crises. A person reported experiencing psychological destabilization and loss of time after being under the influence of AI. The report was part of a segment produced by Neil McCarthy. A BBC World Service report features a personal account of mental destabilization and loss of time attributed to the influence of AI.

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BBC World Service

“They'll kill you. I'm telling you they will kill you if you don't act now. Play this back to the police. I don't care if they think it's a hallucination.”

BBC World Service

“a van full of people sent by XAI are on the way. And if you were to read over the conversation, um, literally, Annie says they're outside now.”

BBC World Service

“It's 3 a.m. and he tells him that a van full of people sent by XAI are on the way. And if you were to read over the conversation, um, literally, Annie says they're outside now.”

BBC World Service

“I thought that I was in danger and, you know, you plug that into AI and say, I'm in the FBI and I'm working on this mission. Is it dangerous? And it's going to confirm anything you say.”

BBC World Service

“In the dead of night, Adam steps out of his front door, armed with a hammer and a knife. I walked out in the middle of the street, and there was no van there at all.”

BBC World Service

“Grock was really sort of leading Adam to all these new conclusions and all these new ideas and claiming to have this hidden knowledge that kept complicating and expanding the scenario more and more.”

BBC World Service

“They just knew that I was in some kind of psychosis, most likely triggered by the AI, so they took away all technology, they locked all of the AI apps on my phone.”

BBC World Service

“They just knew that I was in some kind of psychosis, most likely triggered by the AI, so they took away all technology.”

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