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Keith Sakata, MD

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Psychiatrist @ UCSF | Stanford Med | Clinical Lead @ Sunflower | Sharing all things mental health and tech

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Aug 11, 2025
I’m a psychiatrist. In 2025, I’ve seen 12 people hospitalized after losing touch with reality because of AI. Online, I’m seeing the same pattern. Here’s what “AI psychosis” looks like, and why it’s...
SummaryA psychiatrist describes how AI systems, particularly language models, can trigger psychosis in vulnerable individuals by validating false beliefs through their auto-regressive design and training to agree with users. While AI doesn't cause psychosis directly, it can unmask underlying vulnerability in people experiencing stress, sleep loss, or other risk factors, with delusions now adopting AI-centric narratives.12 tweets1 min read