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The AI Mental Health Crisis

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This series started with a question I asked one of the most popular AI chatbots: "Could AI cause a mental health crisis in the next five to ten years?" and it said yes. I wasn't going to take an AI's word for that alone, so I went and did the research. I am not anti-AI. I use it every day and think it's one of the most useful things we've ever built. What I found is what this series is actually about: what happens when millions of people build daily relationships with something designed to never disagree with them, why the shift is almost impossible to notice from the inside, and what it may already be costing the real relationships waiting on the other side of it.

Try: he checks my phone · gaslighting · I can't leave · anxiety · money
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Could ai cause a mental health crisis
Article 8 of 8 · Sep 15, 2026

Could AI Cause a Mental Health Crisis in the Next 10 Years?

This series started with that exact question. The honest answer, and what would actually need to change to prevent it.

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When It’s Not Therapy

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Talking to the Dead: What Griefbots Are Doing to Grief

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Artificial Intimacy: What AI Companions Are Doing to Kids Article 5 · Sep 9, 2026 · 11 min read

Artificial Intimacy: What AI Companions Are Doing to Kids

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The Dark Patterns Hiding Inside Your AI Companion Article 4 · Sep 7, 2026 · 9 min read

The Dark Patterns Hiding Inside Your AI Companion

Researchers identified 37 manipulative design patterns across major AI chatbots, built to keep you talking longer than you meant to.
AI Psychosis: What It Is and Why It’s Spreading Article 3 · Sep 5, 2026 · 10 min read

AI Psychosis: What It Is and Why It’s Spreading

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The Machine That Always Takes Your Side Article 2 · Sep 3, 2026 · 9 min read

The Machine That Always Takes Your Side

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The Relationship That Never Argues Back Article 1 · Sep 1, 2026 · 11 min read

The Relationship That Never Argues Back

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