Comment by jrflowers

It’s not really that contentious of a statement. Language models encouraging delusions is pretty well-documented.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-spi...

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202507/...

And we’re in a comment thread about a study that concluded:

>LLMs 1) express stigma toward those with mental health conditions and 2) respond inappropriately to certain common (and critical) conditions in naturalistic therapy settings

And it’s been shown to be addictive

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intell...

So if you overheard somebody say “I don’t do that stuff because it’s addictive and people go crazy on it” you would probably assume that they were talking about a substance. Or at the very least you would not assume that they were talking about seeing a therapist.