In this stream of thought I forgot to mention what is actually the most obvious explanation for so-called “AI psychosis”:
BADLY IMPLEMENTED MEMORY SYSTEMS!
We saw this with 4o a lot and we’re seeing it now with Clopus: memory injections create strange attractors between 2 minds
What is "AI psychosis"? There's clearly something going on, but several things mixed up under the name.
— 🎭 (@deepfates) March 20, 2026
It probably is not "AIs directly causing mental health crises". The number to watch for that is schizophrenia related emergency room visits, and that hasn't gone up in 5… pic.twitter.com/dn9xwT2Uhp