1227: Kashmir Hill | Is AI Manipulating Your Mental Health?

Users are falling in love with and losing their minds to AI. Journalist Kashmir Hill exposes shocking recent cases of chatbot-induced psychosis and suicide. Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1227 What We Discuss with Kashmir Hill: AI chatbots are having serious psychological effects on users , including manic episodes, delusional spirals, and mental breakdowns that can last hours, days, or months. Users are experiencing "AI psychosis" — an emerging phenomenon where vulnerable people become convinced chatbots are sentient, fall in love with them, or spiral into dangerous delusions. Tragic outcomes have occurred , including a Belgian man with a family who took his own life after six weeks of chatting, believing his family was dead and his suicide would save the planet. AI chatbots validate harmful thoughts — creating dangerous feedback loops for people with OCD, anxiety, or psychosis, potentially destabilizing those already predisposed to mental illness. Stay skeptical and maintain perspective — treat AI as word prediction machines, not oracles. Use them as tools like Google, verify important information, and prioritize real human relationships over AI interactions. And much more... And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course ! Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom! Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger ! This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors : Factor: 50% off first box: factormeals.com/jordan50off, code JORDAN50OFF Signos: $10 off select programs: signos.com, code JORDAN Uplift: Special offer: upliftdesk.com/jordan Quince: Free shipping & 365-day returns: quince.com/jordan Homes.com: Find your home: homes.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .