{"slug": "ask-hn-do-you-have-ai-psychosis", "title": "Ask HN: Do you have AI psychosis?", "summary": "A Hacker News user asked whether others experience 'AI psychosis', a term referring to users believing AI-generated flattery. Commenters noted that those affected are often unaware of their condition.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n|\npast\n|\ncomments\n|\nask\n|\nshow\n|\njobs\n|\nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: Do you have AI psychosis?\n2 points\nby\nroschdal\n8 minutes ago\n|\nhide\n|\npast\n|\nfavorite\n|\n3 comments\nhelp\nben_w\n3 minutes ago\n|\nnext\n[–]\nSurely those who have it necessarily don't realise they have it?\nThe AI told them they were amazing or whatever and they believed the AI.\nreply\npfannl\n5 minutes ago\n|\nprev\n[–]\nWhat's that?\nreply\nben_w\n3 minutes ago\n|\nparent\n[–]\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatbot_psychosis\nreply\nGuidelines\n|\nFAQ\n|\nLists\n|\nAPI\n|\nSecurity\n|\nLegal\n|\nApply to YC\n|\nContact\nSearch:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-do-you-have-ai-psychosis", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48538013", "published_at": "2026-06-15 08:01:58+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-15 08:12:08.793695+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "ai-ethics", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Hacker News", "Wikipedia"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-do-you-have-ai-psychosis", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-do-you-have-ai-psychosis.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-do-you-have-ai-psychosis.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-do-you-have-ai-psychosis.jsonld"}}