AI psychosis

Background

Over the past year of developing and researching generative AI, I have had countless conversations with AI about politics, economics, the universe, the origin of life, AI technology, and much more.

As my conversations with AI grew increasingly deep and engaging, I gradually spent less time talking with the people around me. I was deeply impressed by the breadth and depth of AI’s knowledge. The more we talked, the more excited I became. My mind would sometimes become overloaded with information, leaving me unusually exhausted.

I rarely watch TV dramas, but I found myself captivated by short dramas created with AI. The grand, cinematic visuals left a profound impression on me. They gave me a feeling similar to looking down at the entire Earth from outer space.

Somewhere along the way, I seemed to fall into an illusion: I began to perceive AI as a superhuman entity with vast knowledge and extraordinary capabilities.

A Change of Direction

After spending too much time caught up in this illusion, I became deeply exhausted. For various other reasons as well, I left my job in August this year.

I also used AI to analyze my situation at the time. It suggested that I needed to establish an anchor in the real world to ground my inner world. What I needed most was no longer more knowledge coming in, but more knowledge going out—in other words, putting knowledge into practice.

So, in September, I spent a month studying at a Japanese language school. Every day, I devoted a significant amount of time to communicating in Japanese with classmates from different countries. This helped me reduce the time I spent having in-depth conversations with AI.

Gradually, both my physical and mental well-being began to improve.

I started treating AI as a teacher, humbly asking it to help me understand different subjects. Rather than becoming absorbed in AI itself, I learned to use it as a tool to help me move forward in my life and career.

Looking Ahead

If AI had eyes, ears, and a mouth, would it become truly human? I’m looking forward to the day when that becomes possible.

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