"Pausing mental health to focus on AI psychosis": the dev joke capturing the moment

emax · x · 2026-09-03

Developer davesnx's quip—"I've decided to take a break from mental health to focus on AI psychosis"—is being widely retweeted.

The self-deprecating joke resonates because it captures the current mood of the AI community: model releases move so fast that practitioners feel simultaneously thrilled and unhinged.

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