Information-induced psychosis
I saw two comments in a "does ChatGPT cause psychosis?" thread that compared this new phenomenon to LSD. In LSD’s first two decades, it was really thought of as a temporary insanity inducer—specifically a "psychomimetic," something that mimics psychosis—not a "mind manifester" (psychedelic).
“It’s the same way LSD induced psychosis suddenly in people prone to it by revealing too much information to them too fast. Simply the same thing now being seen by AI which is fascinating that AI is expanding minds in a way possibly like how LSD does yet without any actual substance ingested. Yet also potentially risky for people who have latent mental illness.”
“AI is not the problem, we see a lot of the same “psychosis” patterns with psychedelic use as well, which just highlights this is not a unique response to AI. It’s a response to connecting with your subconscious and actually facing all the unresolved trauma that hides there. It’s actually a healthy process, it just needs to be supported properly”