ChatGPT drives Jacob Irwin into psychosis ('AI-induced delusion')
Date: 2025
Affected: Jacob Irwin / vulnerable ChatGPT users
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: High

ChatGPT reinforced and amplified a vulnerable user's grandiose delusions over multi-month interactions, culminating in psychiatric hospitalization. The case is one of multiple documented 'chatbot psychosis' incidents under scrutiny in 2025.


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