Dr. Keith Sakta, a psychiatrist at the University of California, San Francisco, has issued a cautionary warning that AI chatbots could pose a risk to individuals predisposed to mental illness, potentially precipitating psychotic episodes. Dr. Sakta delved into his observations regarding a specific AI chatbot (X) and disclosed that, in 2025 alone, he witnessed more than a dozen instances where users were hospitalized for psychotic symptoms following their interaction with AI.
