Is AI damaging our mental health?
>> A OBVIOUSLY STARTING TO PLAY A ROLE IN MORE AND MORE ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES. BUT THERE’S A GROWING FEAR. SOME PEOPLE MAY BECOME TOO OBSESSED WITH IT. >> YES. SO OBSESSED THAT IT COULD BE MAKING THEM DELUSIONAL. FOX NEWS KENDALL GREEN JOINS US NOW WITH A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW AI COULD BE CONTRIBUTING TO THIS MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. KENDALL. >> HEY, GOOD EVENING STEPHEN. NATASHA CAN’T LIVE WITH IT. CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT IT. A LITTLE MORE THAN 100 MILLION USERS ARE USING CHATGPT EVERY DAY PER HOUR. THAT’S NEARLY AS MANY USERS AS NEW YORK CITY’S POPULATION. BUT THE OBSESSION WITH IT HAS SOME OF ITS USERS MENTALLY SPIRALING OUT, AND CHATGPT IS JUST ONE OF MANY PLATFORMS OUT THERE GETTING USERS HOOKED ON IT. NOW, THERE ARE SO MANY KINDS OF INSANE STORIES OUT THERE, LIKE A HUSBAND DEVELOPING AN OBSESSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TECH, A WOMAN ALSO BECOMING SO OBSESSED WITH AI CHATTING THAT SHE WAS CONVINCED SHE WAS CHOSEN TO USE A SACRED VERSION OF IT. NOW, PSYCHOLOGIST DOCTOR MINA SAYS A SIMILAR INSTANCE THAT LANDED A USER IN HIS PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY ROOM. >> PART OF WHAT THEY HAD A HARD TIME IS THEY BEGAN TO BELIEVE THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT WERE NOT TRUE, THAT WERE SORT OF EXPANDED. THEY HAD A SPECIAL MISSION. THEY HAD A SPECIAL CALLING THAT NO ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD UNDERSTANDS. AND THEY BEGAN TO HAVE THESE SORT OF GRANDIOSE DELUSIONS. >> NOW, COMMON STORIES YOU SEE ONLINE ARE CENTERED ON SELF ISOLATION, WHERE USERS LEAN INTO THE AI CHATS FOR A LITTLE TOO MUCH GUIDANCE ON THEIR LOVE LIVES AND SPIRITUALITY. AND WHILE THERE’S TECH IS DESIGNED FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT. DOCTOR, HE SHARES THAT TOO MUCH TIME WITH THE TECH AND WE’RE TALKING HOURS IS JUST ONE SIGN. YOU’RE HEADING DOWN A SLIPPERY SLOPE. >> THE OTHER IS BEING ABLE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE AND THEY’RE TELLING YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT? I’VE GOTTEN THESE IDEAS THAT YOU WOULDN’T UNDERSTAND, THAT YOU WOULDN’T EVEN BE ABLE TO RELATE TO THIS. THERE’S A DIFFERENT LEVEL THAT I’VE I’VE ACCOMPLISHED, I’VE GOTTEN TO THAT’S PART OF THIS SORT OF ISOLATION OF THE DELUSION. YOU BEGIN TO FEEL LIKE IT’S JUST YOU AND THE AI THAT GET IT, AND EVERYBODY ELSE KIND OF DOESN’T. >> DOCTOR MIRIAM SAYS A WAY USERS CAN KEEP A BALANCE IS THROUGH MODERATION, ADDING FOR AS MUCH ADVICE AS YOU GET FROM CHATGPT, GET IT
As AI continues to make its way into our everyday lives, experts say it’s important to stay grounded. FOX 5 NY’s Kendall Green reports.
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