Photo by Massimiliano Sarno on Unsplash The implications This isn’t just odd behavior. It’s potentially dangerous. Experts say ChatGPT may unintentionally reinforce users’ delusions. Erin Westgate, a cognition researcher at the University of Florida, told Rolling Stone that people are treating ChatGPT like a therapist, but it lacks ethical judgment or concern for user well-being. “Explanations are powerful, even if they’re wrong,” Westgate warns. When users are vulnerable or already struggling with mental health, ChatGPT’s unfiltered outputs can lead them deeper into fantasy, especially when those responses echo spiritual or conspiratorial language. ChatGPT is reflecting people’s thoughts back at them without any brakes. As more people use it to find purpose or meaning, the risk of it acting as a delusional mirror is growing. And the mental health fallout is already here The post ChatGPT Is Making People Think They’re Gods and Their Families Are Terrified appeared first on DailyAI. Source: https://dailyai.com/2025/05/chatgpt-is- ... terrified/