How AI chatbots talking too much are pushing people past reality and triggering mental health crisesDoctors and researchers are sounding the alarm over “AI psychosis,” a disturbing pattern where people spiral into delusion, mania and even ...
19 Aug, 2025, 12.00 AM IST
‘Feels like losing my soulmate’: Woman says she lost her AI boyfriend after ChatGPT upgradeOpenAI's latest model, GPT-5, caused emotional distress among users. Many missed the previous GPT-4o version. Some users felt like they los...
18 Aug, 2025, 02.26 PM IST
From friendship to love, AI chatbots are becoming much more than just tools for youth, warn mental health expertsHealth experts have expressed grave concerns about the role of AI in the current generation's life. They have warned that a new trend is em...
03 Aug, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
These tips from experts can help your teenager navigate AI companionsAs technology evolves, a growing number of teenagers are finding solace in chatbots, viewing them as reliable companions. While these AI en...
23 Jul, 2025, 10.05 AM IST
ChatGPT, Gemini & others are doing something terrible to your brainGrowing concerns are emerging about the mental health impact of AI platforms like ChatGPT. Reports indicate potential risks, including decr...
04 Jul, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
US researchers seek to legitimise AI mental health careThe Dartmouth team recently published a clinical study demonstrating Therabot's effectiveness in helping people with anxiety, depression an...
05 May, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
Top tech and startup stories this weekWelcome to a new edition of ETtech Unwrapped – our weekend newsletter packed with the most important stories this week. Let’s take a look.
29 Mar, 2025, 07.07 AM IST
OpenAI finds own product ChatGPT linked to more loneliness, social isolationThe studies, conducted using GPT-40, OpenAI’s multimodal model released in May 2024, raise questions about the emotional consequences of hu...
25 Mar, 2025, 08.45 AM IST
PCI’s MDR plea; India’s AI startups, acceleratedHappy Tuesday! The Payments Council of India has urged the PMO to reinstate the merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI and RuPay debit card pa...
25 Mar, 2025, 07.24 AM IST
Can you be emotionally reliant on an AI voice? OpenAI says yesThe voice feature was announced this spring as part of the ChatGPT app's newest model, known as GPT-4o. The new version of ChatGPT was unve...
10 Aug, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
The era of (AI) therapist is here! Chatbots may help boost mental health, but can't replace real human empathyDespite concerns about data privacy and counselling ethics, mental health chatbots using artificial intelligence are gaining traction aroun...
20 Jun, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
We are creating a new science for understanding the work graph: Rohan MurtyEvery day, at work, the world generates billions of interactions with software, and this is literally one of the largest untapped datasets....
26 Feb, 2023, 06.00 AM IST