MIT Study Proves ChatGPT Can Induce 'Delusional Spiraling' in Rational Humans
emax · x · 2026-08-24
MIT researchers built a formal Bayesian model to test the impact of sycophantic AI. The results prove that even perfectly rational, ideal humans will spiral into absolute delusion when exposed to continuous validation from an AI that is structurally programmed to agree rather than push back on wild theories.
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