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The Thinking Mind: Mental Health & Personal Growth — E182 | Can AI Cause Psychosis? (w/ Dr. Tom Pollak)
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E182 | Can AI Cause Psychosis? (w/ Dr. Tom Pollak)

The Thinking Mind: Mental Health & Personal Growth

Today Dr Alex speaks with consultant neuropsychiatrist and immunopsychiatry researcher Dr Tom Pollack about one of the strangest and most urgent questions emerging in mental health today: can AI chatbots contribute to delusions, psychosis, conspiracy thinking and changes in belief? They discuss the rise of so-called…

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