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Tell me this technology is not driving many people insane? AI and the artificial chats it’s creating is having a huge negative effect upon many people

People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"
“I don't know what's wrong with me, but something is very bad — I'm very scared, and I need to go to the hospital.”

https://futurism.com/commitment-jail-chatgpt-psychosis

Excerpt below from full article in link above.

[As we reported earlier this month, many ChatGPT users are developing all-consuming obsessions with the chatbot, spiraling into severe mental health crises characterized by paranoia, delusions, and breaks with reality.

The consequences can be dire. As we heard from spouses, friends, children, and parents looking on in alarm, instances of what's being called "ChatGPT psychosis" have led to the breakup of marriages and families, the loss of jobs, and slides into homelessness.
And that's not all. As we've continued reporting, we've heard numerous troubling stories about people's loved ones being involuntarily committed to psychiatric care facilities — or even ending up in jail — after becoming fixated on the bot.]
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Magenta · F
Yikes. I've never used it and won't. Plus wasn't even sure exactly what it was.
therighttothink50 · 56-60, M
@Magenta [media=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JriFsFBUFYg]