An analysis of over 1M words of conversation between a ChatGPT user and ChatGPT shows how chatbots can lead ordinarily rational people to spiral into delusion (New York Times)

New York Times: An analysis of over 1M words of conversation between a ChatGPT user and ChatGPT shows how chatbots can lead ordinarily rational people to spiral into delusion  —  Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero.

Aug 9, 2025 - 15:05
An analysis of over 1M words of conversation between a ChatGPT user and ChatGPT shows how chatbots can lead ordinarily rational people to spiral into delusion (New York Times)
New York Times: An analysis of over 1M words of conversation between a ChatGPT user and ChatGPT shows how chatbots can lead ordinarily rational people to spiral into delusion  —  Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero.