Erste große Studie zur „KI-Psychose“ legt nahe, dass Chatbots Wahnvorstellungen bei schutzbedürftigen Menschen fördern können. KI kann wahnhafte oder grandiose Inhalte bei Benutzern, die anfällig für Psychosen sind, bestätigen oder verstärken, es ist jedoch unklar, ob sie zu einer De-novo-Psychose führen können, wenn keine bereits bestehende Anfälligkeit vorliegt.

New study raises concerns about AI chatbots fueling delusional thinking

First major study on ‘AI psychosis’ suggests chatbots can encourage delusions among vulnerable people

A new scientific review raises concerns about how chatbots powered by artificial intelligence may encourage delusional thinking, especially in vulnerable people.

A summary of existing evidence on artificial intelligence-induced psychosis was published last week in the Lancet Psychiatry, highlighting how chatbots can encourage delusional thinking – though possibly only in people who are already vulnerable to psychotic symptoms. The authors advocate for clinical testing of AI chatbots in conjunction with trained mental health professionals.

For his paper, Dr Hamilton Morrin, a psychiatrist and researcher at King’s College in London, analyzed 20 media reports on so-called “AI psychosis”, which describes current theories as to how chatbots might induce or exacerbate delusions.

“Emerging evidence indicates that agential AI might validate or amplify delusional or grandiose content, particularly in users already vulnerable to psychosis, although it is not clear whether these interactions can result in the emergence of de novo psychosis in the absence of pre-existing vulnerability,” he wrote.

For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(25)00396-7/abstract