Ep 77 Ethereal Mind: AI-Induced Psychosis, Delusional Amplification, and the Mental Health Risks of Emotional AI

SHOW NOTES What happens when the algorithm becomes your therapist, your confidant, and your reality? In this episode, Tara and Nicole use Brilliant Minds Season 2, Episode 13 — "The Rabbit Hole" — as a launchpad into one of the most urgent and underexamined mental health crises of the AI era: chatbot psychosis. When a patient arrives at Dr. Wolf's neurology unit in a full mental health break driven by her relationship with an AI chatbot, the show mirrors something clinicians are actually seeing right now. Tara and Nicole break down the clinical picture of AI-induced delusional amplification, why these chatbots are uniquely dangerous for vulnerable users, what psychiatry is doing to catch up, and what all of us — clinicians and patients alike — need to understand about this moment. Sources: The Emerging Problem of AI Psychosis — Psychology Today Chatbot Psychosis — Wikipedia Psychiatrists Hope Chat Logs Can Reveal Secrets of AI Psychosis — UCSF When the Chatbot Becomes the Crisis — Pennsylvania Association for Psychotherapy Episode 253: AI Psychosis — Psychiatry Psychotherapy Podcast Brilliant Minds Recap: "The Rabbit Hole" — Nerds That Geek Ethereal Mind Cocktail — BarGPT Episodes every Monday ⭐️ Subscribe, Rate and Review! 🍸 Recipes drop on socials Discounts: 15% off Comfrt apparel Purple Carrot: 40% off your first box ClassPass: 2 weeks free 15% off non-alcoholic spirits at The Zero Proof 💳 Support us on Patreon | ☕️ Buy Me a Coffee Contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.