A man's blind faith in artificial intelligence leads to chemical-induced psychosis—and reveals everything wrong with our tech-obsessed culture
According to a recent report we now have what may be the first documented case of artificial intelligence literally driving someone insane. A man followed dietary advice from ChatGPT for three months, consuming sodium bromide daily, until he developed full-blown psychosis complete with paranoid delusions, hallucinations, and a complete break from reality.
This isn't just a medical curiosity—it's a psychological autopsy of our times.
The victim, described by University of Washington physicians in the Annals of Internal Medicine, had been concerned about his salt intake. Rather than consulting a human being with actual medical training, he turned to ChatGPT. The AI apparently suggested he could replace chloride with bromide—advice that would have shocked any physician from the past century, since bromide poisoning was well-documented by the 1980s.
