AI chatbot users report mental health issues – WBUR

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More and more people are reporting that artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT are triggering mental health issues, such as delusional thinking, psychotic episodes and even suicide.
O. Rose Broderick, who covers disability at STAT, spoke to doctors and researchers who are racing to understand this phenomenon.
This segment aired on September 10, 2025.
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