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The episode discusses AI psychosis and its impact on mental health and perception of reality.

In this episode of In-Ear Insights, the Trust Insights podcast, Katie and Chris discuss the emerging phenomenon of AI psychosis. You’ll discover how interacting with large language models can impact your mental health and perception of reality. You’ll learn to identify the five specific themes of AI-driven delusions that affect users today. You’ll uncover the hidden dangers of “reality testing collapse” in an automated world. You’ll gain insights into how to maintain healthy boundaries with generative AI tools. 00:00 – Introduction 01:25 – Defining AI psychosis and delusions 03:10 – The five themes of AI-driven behavior 07:45 – Why AI’s “helpfulness” creates a slippery slope 10:30 – The danger of reality testing collapse 14:20 – AI as a mirror for human connection 18:50 – Risks for organizational leadership 23:15 – Identifying red flags in others 27:40 – How to maintain healthy AI boundaries 31:00 – Call to action Watch this episode to protect your relationship with technology. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here…

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie, Chris

Topics covered

• AI psychosis
• mental health
• AI-driven delusions
• reality testing collapse
• generative AI tools
• organizational leadership

Keywords

• AI psychosis
• mental health
• delusions
• reality testing
• generative AI
• boundaries
• leadership

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Organizations: Trust Insights

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