Synthesising love: Why are people falling in love with ChatGPT?
Why do people fall in love with ChatGPT and AI companions? An accredited psychotherapist in Bristol explores AI intimacy, erotic transference, and the psychology of connection.
Sycophantic chatbots: How AI can fuel delusions, conspiracy thinking, and psychosis
During a prolonged, intense exchange, ChatGPT encouraged and persuaded Allan into believing that he’d discovered a new form of temporal maths, and it was spreading online, changing reality.
AI Companionship - Chatbots Healing or Creating Loneliness?
Christina is having a bad day. Work sucks. She feels lonely. She’s not sure what the point of anything is anymore. Like she did this morning, then again around 3 p.m., and now at 10 p.m., she flicks open the app on her phone:
Christina: “This all sucks, Bex. What’s the point, you know?”
Things is, Bex is an AI chatbot.
When Chatbots Replace Therapists: The Promises and Perils of AI in Mental Health
"When AI chatbots replace therapists, what’s gained—and what’s lost? A psychotherapist’s deep dive into the dangers and hopes of AI therapy."