"I'm special because I have the secret knowledge" is how cults are formed, for millennia.
What we have here is a lot of socially isolated young men (mostly) whose egos are tied up in being Smarter Than You, who identify with the only ones they can talk to: each other, and LLMs.
What we have here is a lot of socially isolated young men (mostly) whose egos are tied up in being Smarter Than You, who identify with the only ones they can talk to: each other, and LLMs.
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Melanie Mitchell
Another "holy sh*t" article about AI-induced psychosis.
"I’m not crazy,” she said. “I’m literally just living a normal life while also, you know, discovering interdimensional communication."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
"I’m not crazy,” she said. “I’m literally just living a normal life while also, you know, discovering interdimensional communication."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
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