• queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    9 days ago

    If we bring this back to alcohol, the alcohol absolutely is to blame for worsening symptoms. There’s even the term “alcohol-induced psychosis” or “alcohol-related psychosis” to describe the effect. Without the alcohol they are fine, with it they enter psychosis.

    If someone is symptom-free without AI and experiences symptoms with AI, then calling it “AI psychosis” would be reasonable.

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      9 days ago

      I guess so. I’m just so wary of everything revolving around AI, even blaming it. If the idea of AI psychosis gets big, but then undermined by shoddy reporting or research, it could cause people to dismiss it like the McDonald’s hot coffee thing.

      I want AI companies to be held accountable, but only appropriately so they can’t use shakey arguments against it to get out of that responsibility.