Alarming Research Finds People Hooked on AI Far Are More Likely to Experience Mental Distress

We’ve heard story after story about people becoming obsessed with AI chatbots and experiencing profound breaks with reality.

But there was always an ambiguity: was AI use pushing people into psychosis, or were people already suffering from mental health problems seeking out AI as a means to cope?

Now, new research has provided an important clue. As PsyPost reports, scientists have found that people who use AI chatbots tend to experience higher levels of psychological distress compared to individuals who don’t. It doesn’t quite establish causation, but it’s a glaring sign of correlation — and the implications could be deep.

“Humans have an innate need to build and maintain meaningful relationships, and in today’s digital world, many of these connections increasingly unfold through techno