As more kids turn to artificial intelligence to answer questions or help them understand their homework, some appear to be forming too close a relationship with services such as ChatGPT — and that is taking a toll on their mental health.

“AI psychosis,” while not an official clinical diagnosis, is a term clinicians are using to describe children who appear to be forming emotional bonds with AI, according to Dr. Ashley Maxie-Moreman, clinical psychologist at Children’s National Hospital in D.C.

Maxie-Moreman said symptoms can include delusions of grandeur, paranoia, fantastical relationships with AI, and even detachment from reality.

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