Folie à intelligence artificielle: a case of shared delusional thinking between patient and AI chatbot
Mental Health and Digital Technologies June 8, 2026 Khaled Atmar, Youri Berends, J. van den Hoven
Shared psychotic disorder (folie à deux) is traditionally described as the induction of delusional beliefs in a mentally healthy individual through close association with a psychotic person. While it typically occurs between family members or cohabiting partners, the emergence of conversational artificial intelligence (AI) raises the possibility that a digital system might serve as the...