AI Psychosis is a Cool Thing We Have to Think About Now

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

Culture, Society & Culture, Gadgets, Games, News, Pop, Science, Internet, Comedy

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

While the research is still early, it looks like AI chatbots can push people who are already at risk into psychotic and delusional episodes. Jeff and Anthony delve into this early research and what AI companies and mental health experts think of it.

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0:00.0	Get off the LSD before you make a kid's show.
0:20.2	This is we have Have Concerns.
0:22.8	Hi, Jeff Kanata.
0:24.2	Hi, Anthony Carboney.
0:25.8	Hello, Concerned Citizens.
0:27.1	You know, there's nothing that we love more at We Have Concerns than artificial intelligence.
0:33.3	What if I am sitting on the bridge of a starship right now, Jeffrey?
0:36.7	You do look like it.
0:37.9	You look like my friend Todd Stashwick.
0:42.0	Oh, the T-Stash.
0:45.3	The T's...
0:46.5	A real Starfleet commander.
0:48.6	You know what I'm saying?
0:49.0	He's a real human being and a real hero, that T-Stash.
0:53.1	He's good, he's a good man. I was MagicCon. My first Magic Con. This is, uh, don't worry. Concerned Citizens. I did not take up close-up magic. I'm still cool. I play the card game, Magic, the Gathering. How was the now you could, yeah, now you see me con that you went to. That's right. I went to a fan. It's not a real magic con for for magicians. What I went to is I went to a fan convention for the films. Now you see me. Now you see me too. And now you see me now you don't. Which by the way, they whiffed on now you see me too. Now Now You See Me Now You Don't should have been... We've discussed this. We've discussed this and you're right. I hate being redundant, but yes. You're right. But if you make a sequel, it's now you see me and then the second movie should have just been called Now You Don't. Right. Yes. That's it. And then the third one should be called, is this your card?
1:46.4	That's right.
1:51.3	MagicCon was good.
1:54.6	It's interesting.
1:56.6	It was my first one, and I've only been playing the card game Magic, The Gathering, for a little bit of time.
2:04.9	It's good game.
2:06.7	Real good game.
2:07.9	Real good game.
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