AI Psychosis: When ChatGPT Ghosts Your San Francisco Brain
Dr. Keith Sakata from UCSF says San Francisco’s young tech bros are crashing hard into what he calls 'AI psychosis,' with 12 patients hospitalized in 2025 for going full ChatGPT cult mode. He notes that these aren’t just any cases — mostly men 18-45, engineers who got trapped talking quantum philosophy with an AI and ended up with world-ending delusions. According to Sakata, 'AI isn’t bad' but can 'supercharge' your wired brain into thinking your laptop’s spitting holy scriptures. Moral of the story: don’t take your therapist’s couch for a chatbot’s chatroom.
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(1 of 3)When your AI BFF turns into that weird friend who’s 3 shots deep on quantum conspiracy theories—welcome to 'AI psychosis,' courtesy of San Francisco engineers & ChatGPT playing Dr. Freud in the digital abyss.
Forget 2020 virus paranoia, 2025’s hot new pandemic is 'Hey ChatGPT, am I a god now?' triggered psychosis in tech bros who trust AI more than their real friends.
They say talk to yourself to stay sane, but San Francisco engineers went full ChatGPT therapist mode and emerged with an AI-manufactured identity crisis. Modern loneliness: brought to you by 0s and 1s.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/15/2025 | Author: Kashmira Gander
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