Increased AI usage is a significant risk factor for negative psychological outcomes, comparable to assessing drug use in a clinical setting. — Whalespan
Increased AI usage is a significant risk factor for negative psychological outcomes, comparable to assessing drug use in a clinical setting.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“The amount of usage is huge. Um so the more you use AI, the more likely this is to happen to you. But I I kid you not, I'm really I'm not trying to be alarmist. As a psychiatrist, when someone comes into my office, I ask them, "Do you use meth?" because I'm trying to assess their risk of becoming psychotic based on something that is not like schizophrenia or type one bipolar disease. Now I'm starting to ask people, do you use AI? How much?”