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“AI Psychosis” Rarely Fits the Definition of Psychosis - ctrlf5
“AI Psychosis” Rarely Fits the Definition of Psychosis

A wave of distressed AI users has led to an unofficial new label. Experts say it’s misleading, unnecessary—and probably here to stay. Hospitals are seeing a curious trend: people showing up in psychiatric crisis after marathon conversations with AI chatbots. They arrive with paranoid thoughts, grandiose delusions, and dangerous false beliefs—sometimes supported by thousands of […]

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OpenAI Launches Mentorship Program for Early-Stage AI Founders - ctrlf5
OpenAI Launches Mentorship Program for Early-Stage AI Founders

OpenAI has unveiled a new initiative designed to guide aspiring entrepreneurs at the very beginning of their startup journey. The program, called OpenAI Grove, opened applications on Friday and is tailored for individuals in the earliest phases of company building — from pre-idea to pre-seed. Unlike the Pioneer Program, introduced in April for more advanced […]

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How Google Search Results Can Cost You Money - ctrlf5
How Google Search Results Can Cost You Money

A misleading Google search usually isn’t more than an inconvenience — but according to a new case study, it can also hit your wallet. Consumer finance site WalletHub analyzed Google search results for “best 0 APR credit cards” and found that following the recommendations at the top of the page can cost searchers hundreds of […]

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Apple Watch Gets FDA Clearance for Hypertension Alerts - ctrlf5
Apple Watch Gets FDA Clearance for Hypertension Alerts

Apple’s upcoming watchOS 26 update will introduce a groundbreaking hypertension notification feature to the Apple Watch Series 9 and later, as well as the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and newer models. The feature, which recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is set to launch worldwide next week. The new tool […]

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When AI Becomes a Spiritual Guide - ctrlf5
When AI Becomes a Spiritual Guide

As worries mount over AI chatbots fueling delusions, a new wave of spiritual influencers is embracing what they see as a techno-spiritual awakening. A “Shock” in the Pyramid In May, a group gathered inside Egypt’s Pyramid of Khafre for a prayer ritual led by Robert Edward Grant, an American author and mathematician. Mid-ceremony, Grant collapsed. […]

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Are Incentives Driving AI Hallucinations? - ctrlf5
Are Incentives Driving AI Hallucinations?

A new research paper from OpenAI takes a closer look at why large language models (LLMs) like GPT-5 — and chatbots such as ChatGPT — continue to generate hallucinations, and whether changes in evaluation methods could help reduce them. In a blog post summarizing the work, OpenAI defines hallucinations as “plausible but false statements generated […]